Seven Corners Study Area: Existing Conditions Report; 2013
Volume II Bailey's Crossroads and Seven Corners Urban Design Guidelines
The District Guidelines apply to development proposals for all properties located within the boundaries of the Baileys Crossroads and Seven Corners CRD. They are intended to be used as a complement to the Comprehensve Plan by citizens, developers, land owners, designers, Fairfax County staff, the Fairfax County Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors when either proposing, designing or reviewing development proposals in the CRD.
Chapter 1: Cover, Table of Contents and Introduction
Chapter 2: District Vision and Open Space
Chapter 3: Site Design
Chapter 4: Street Network
Chapter 5: Public Realm Elements
Higher Density Facts and Myths
Unfortunately, in too many communities higher-density mixed-use development is difficult to construct because of zoning and building codes that favor low-density development with segregated uses and because of opposition from the community. This publication looks at several myths surrounding higher-density development and attempts to dispel them with facts to help dismantle the many barriers such developments face.