Developers can now build more market rate rental units if they commit to providing additional below-market rents to serve residents with low- and moderate-incomes. The Comprehensive Plan amendment approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday increased the affordability of the committed rental units to households earning between 60 and 80 percent of the Area Median Income.
- Fairfax County has a countywide goal of producing a minimum of 5,000 new affordable homes by the year 2034.
- The policy amendment comes as the result of a two-year effort which included the formation of a multi-disciplinary Workforce Dwelling Unit Task Force and extensive public engagement.
