The county’s Site-Specific Plan Amendment Process, or SSPA for short, gives the public a way to propose a land use policy change in the Comprehensive Plan for a site or collection of parcels. This is a biennial countywide cycle for reviewing site-specific proposals, called nominations, to change the Comprehensive Plan’s land use recommendations. The Comprehensive Plan is the guiding document for land use and development decisions in Fairfax County and sets forth the community’s vision for the future. With the property owner's consent, anyone can submit a proposal for site-specific land use changes.
2025 Countywide SSPA Process
A total of 53 nominations were received during the 2025 Countywide Site-Specific Plan Amendment process. On March 4, 2025, the Board of Supervisors accepted 43 nominations into the screening phase of the SSPA process. A series of community meetings were held in March/April to inform those living and working near the nominated sites about the proposed changes to the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Commission held workshops on the nominations in May 2025 and made its final recommendation on the Comprehensive Plan Work Program at its June 4, 2025 meeting. The Board took action on the revised Work Program on June 10, 2025. Nominations that are added to the Work Program as Plan amendments will be evaluated for impact prior to a decision.
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