Track a SSPA Plan Amendment

On January 26, 2021, the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted the 2021 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program (Work Program), which included authorizations for 10 Plan amendments in the Lee, Mason, and Mount Vernon Districts resulting from the South County Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) screening phase. The Site-Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) process is an opportunity to participate in land use planning in Fairfax County by reviewing proposals to amend the Comprehensive Plan for individual sites.

The Comprehensive Plan guides decisions on land use and physical development in the county over the next 20- 30 years. The plan addresses different topics that affect how you experience the places where you live, work, shop, and recreate in the county. The current 2019-2020 SSPA process focused on proposals in the southern portion of the County, consisting of the Lee, Mason, and Mount Vernon Supervisor Districts (the Braddock and Springfield Districts are included in the process, however, no proposals were received in those districts). In each district, the proposals, called “nominations,” were submitted during an open submission period in fall 2019, and district-wide Community Task Forces were established to review and provide recommendations on which nominations should be studied further and added to the Comprehensive Plan Work Program. The county’s Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors have reviewed these recommendations and approved the following Plan Amendments for study on the Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program.

SSPA Plan Amendments

1. 2550 Huntington Avenue (PA-2021-00007) - Expedited Track

2. 2806 Popkins Lane (PA-2021-00006) - Expedited Track

3. 4312 Ravensworth Road (PA-2021-00009)

4. 6152 Leesburg Pike/Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center (PA-2021-00002)

5. Engleside Trailer Park/Ray’s Mobile Home Colony (PA-2021-00003) - Deferred

6. First Christian Church (PA-2021-00001)

7. Huntington Metro Station (PA-2021-00005) - Standard Track

8. I-95 Corridor Area – Land Unit K South (PA-2021-00010)

9. Mount Vernon Highway SNA (PA-2021-00004) - Standard Track

10. Van Dorn TSA Land Units D and E (part) (PA-2021-00008)

Timeline & Next Steps

The SSPA process now shifts into the Work Program Implementation Phase, which will involve detailed staff analysis and community Task Force review of the amendments. County Agencies will study and provide comments on subjects such as Land Use, Environment, Housing, and Parks & Recreation for review by the Task Forces. Following the Task Force process, the plan amendments will be reviewed by the Planning Commission & the Board of Supervisors. Three of the amendments will follow an expedited review schedule; they will be reviewed several months ahead of the standard track plan amendments. 

Expedited Track: March 2021 - July 2021

• Task Force Process - March 16, 2021 to April 27, 2021
• Planning Commission Hearing - June 23, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. (Decision on June 30, 2021 if needed)
• Board of Supervisors Hearing - July 27, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

Standard Track: June 2021 - April 2022

• Task Force Process - June 15, 2021 to December 28, 2021
• Planning Commission Hearing - March 23, 2022 (Decision on March 30, 2022 if needed)
• Board of Supervisors  Hearing - April 26, 2022