The zoning and land development process in Fairfax County involves comprehensive reviews by numerous county and non-county agencies. The list below includes all pending land use applications in the Dranesville District that require Board of Supervisor approval. The consideration of a Rezoning or Special Exception application includes an analysis by County staff and public hearings before the Fairfax County Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors. All applications are reviewed for conformance with the County’s Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan.
Special Use Permit applications are decided by the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), which consists of seven members appointed by the Circuit Court. The Board of Supervisors does not have a role in appointing the BZA members or in deciding applications considered by the BZA. For more information about the BZA click here.
For more information on land use cases in Dranesville contact Ben Wiles in the office of Supervisor Foust at Benjamin.Wiles@FairfaxCounty.gov or call 703-356-0551.
Pomeroy/Clark LLC
PCA-C-637-04, RZ 2016-DR-027, FDP 2016-DR-027
Northwest Quadrant of the intersection of Sunrise Valley Drive and Frying Pan Road, Herndon
PCA-C-637-04, RZ 2016-DR-027, FDP 2016-DR-027
Northwest Quadrant of the intersection of Sunrise Valley Drive and Frying Pan Road, Herndon
At its June 25 meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved an application to rezone approximately 43 acres of land from the I-5 zoning district to the Planned Residential Mixed-Use (PRM) zoning district. The site is located in Area III, Dulles Suburban Center and is planned for mixed use development, which may include residential, office, hotel, and community-serving retail. The development will consist of 335 single-family attached dwellings and 184 stacked, multi-family dwellings.
Access to the property will be provided via a newly constructed extension of River Birch Road, which will connect to Sunrise Valley Drive and Frying Pan Road. The new River Birch Road will be designed as a 4-lane, undivided street. In the interim, River Birch Road will contain two travel lanes on the east side and one travel lane and parallel street parking on the west side. The applicant will also widen and make improvements to Frying Pan Road and Sunrise Valley Drive along the frontage of the property. These critical transportation improvements fulfill Comprehensive Plan recommendations for the area.
To address school capacity needs in the area, the applicant will dedicate six acres of land for a future elementary school. The site will accommodate a 135,000 square foot elementary school, a rectangular field, and a play area. The applicant worked closely with Fairfax County Public Schools on the site design to ensure that adequate parking, bus circulation, and recreation space can be provided for the school.
Information including a map of the site, public hearing dates, and staff report can be found here.
Aurora Station at Dulles (Pomeroy Companies, Inc. / Pomeroy Investments Inc., TR)
RZ 2017-DR-012, PCA-C-637-05, FDP 2017-DR-012
Northeast Quadrant of the intersection of Sunrise Valley Drive and Frying Pan Road, Herndon
RZ 2017-DR-012, PCA-C-637-05, FDP 2017-DR-012
Northeast Quadrant of the intersection of Sunrise Valley Drive and Frying Pan Road, Herndon
At its June 25 meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved an application to rezone a 39.43 acre parcel from the I-5 and R-1 districts to the Planned Residential Mixed-Use (PRM) district, to permit a maximum of 1,013 residential units, between 80,000 and 130,000 square feet of medical care or independent living, and a mixed-used development consisting of multi-family, hotel, retail, and office up to 310,000 square feet.At its June 25 meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved an application to rezone a 39.43 acre parcel from the I-5 and R-1 districts to the Planned Residential Mixed-Use (PRM) district, to permit a maximum of 1,013 residential units, between 80,000 and 130,000 square feet of medical care or independent living, and a mixed-used development consisting of multi-family, hotel, retail, and office up to 310,000 square feet.
Vehicular access to the site will be provided via Frying Pan Road and Sunrise Valley Drive. The applicant will construct a 10-foot wide shared use path and widen Frying Pan Road along the property's frontage to three lanes. Additionally, the applicant will contribute $6.3 million to the Innovation Station South Transportation Fund for road improvements in the area.
The applicant will dedicate $12,262 per expected new student based on the current student generation rate, as well as $1,250 per new residential dwelling towards the construction of a new elementary school in the area.
Information including a map of the site, public hearing dates, and staff report can be found here.
Information including a map of the site, public hearing dates, and staff report can be found here.
L&F Frying Pan, LLC
RZ/FDP 2018-DR-018 & DSC-D1-2
Southeast of Frying Pan Road and Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon
Rezoning application with concurrent Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Dulles Suburban Center - DSC-D1-2) to rezone 7.35 acres from the R-1 zoning district to PDH (Planned Development Housing)-5 to allow the construction of 35 single family attached dwellings.
Fair Light, LLC
SE 2018-DR-020
8514 Lewinsville Road, McLean
Special Exception application requesting a modification of the minimum lot width requirement of 150 feet in the R-1 district. The modification would allow the construction of a two-lot subdivision consisting of one lot with a width of 82 feet and a second lot with a width of 88.85 feet.
SE 2018-DR-020
8514 Lewinsville Road, McLean
Special Exception application requesting a modification of the minimum lot width requirement of 150 feet in the R-1 district. The modification would allow the construction of a two-lot subdivision consisting of one lot with a width of 82 feet and a second lot with a width of 88.85 feet.
Information including a map of the site, public hearing dates, and staff report can be found here.
Sunrise Development, Inc.
SE 2019-DR-009
1515 Chain Bridge Road, McLean
SE 2019-DR-009
1515 Chain Bridge Road, McLean
Special Exception application to construct a 140-bed assisted living facility on 2.23 acres zoned C-3.
Information including a map of the site, public hearing dates, and staff report can be found here.
May Properties IV LLC
AF 2019-DR-001
820 Utterback Store Road, Great Falls
AF 2019-DR-001
820 Utterback Store Road, Great Falls
Application to establish an Agricultural and Forestal District on approximately 68 acres of land zoned R-E (Residential Estate). The applicant proposes to continue to use the property as a farm.
Information including a map of the site, public hearing dates, and staff report can be found here.
Milestone Tower Limited Partnership and Fairfax County School Board
SE 2019-DR-012; PCA 89-D-007-02
700 Bennet Street, Herndon
SE 2019-DR-012; PCA 89-D-007-02
700 Bennet Street, Herndon
A concurrent Special Exception and Proffered Condition Amendment to construct a 124-foot tall monopole and compound to be located on the north side of the Herndon High School football field in an open area just west of the northside visitor's bleachers.
Information including a map of the site, public hearing dates, and staff report can be found here.
Charles J. Dibona
AF 2019-DR-002
9306 Georgetown Pike and 644 Riverbend Road, Great Falls
AF 2019-DR-002
9306 Georgetown Pike and 644 Riverbend Road, Great Falls
Application to establish an Agricultural and Forestal District on approximately 50 acres of land zoned R-E. The property consists of approximately 46 acres of forested or undeveloped uses and four acres of residential use. No tree harvesting is planned.
Information including a map of the site, public hearing dates, and staff report can be found here.
