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Kelly Atkinson
Director

Plan Amendment 2022-CW-2CP

Countywide Policy Plan Update - Phase 2

plan forward logoPLUS Record Number:
PA-2022-00009

Countywide Policy Plan Amendment

On December 6, 2022, the Board of Supervisors authorized the consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment to update the Countywide Policy Plan. The Countywide Policy Plan consists of the following elements: Preface and Introduction, Land Use, Transportation, Housing, Environment, Economic Development, Heritage Resources, Public Facilities, Human Services, Parks and Recreation, Revitalization, and Visual and Performing Arts.

The multi-year update to the county’s Policy Plan is called Plan Forward, and will include several opportunities for community feedback that begin May 2024 and will continue into 2025. The goals of Plan Forward are to:

  1. Review, update, and streamline existing Policy Plan elements;
  2. Add new Policy Plan elements as needed; and
  3. Ensure the Policy Plan is in alignment with the Countywide Strategic Plan, the One Fairfax Policy, and other recently adopted policies and initiatives.

Project Scope

Phase 1 included the Preface, Land Use, Transportation, Environment, Parks & Recreation, Visual & Performing Arts, and Human Services Elements, added a new Healthy Communities Element, and revised the Glossary. 

Phase 2 Timeline
All dates are subject to change.

Phase 2 will commence in 2026 and will include the Housing, Economic Development, Heritage Resources, Parks & Recreation, Revitalization Elements, the Chesapeake Bay Supplement, limited updates to the Public Facilities Element, and revisions to the Glossary. 
 

Anticipated Completion Dates

Fall 2026 - Public Facilities

  • The Public Facilities element updates are limited to account for the Human Services element removal in Phase 1 and have been added to 2020-CW-1CP and 2013-CW-5CP (Public Facilities Policy Plan and Comprehensive Plan Map updates), which is anticipated to be completed in November 2026.

Spring 2027 - Housing, Chesapeake Bay Supplement, Economic Development and Revitalization

  • Draft Plan text will be released in Fall 2026 and accompanying community meetings will be scheduled.

Summer 2027 - Parks & Recreation 

  • Draft Plan text will be released in early 2027 and accompanying community meetings will be scheduled.

Early 2028: Heritage Resources

  • The Heritage Resources element is supported and implemented by the Heritage Resources Management Plan (HRMP) which is being updated concurrently. 

Community Engagement

Planning Commission Policy Plan Committee 
Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. 
Visit the Policy Plan Committee webpage for more information.

Public hearings for Phase 2 of the Countywide Policy Plan Update amendment have not yet been scheduled.

Questions can be emailed or directed to Corinne Bebek at 703-324-1237. 

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