On April 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized a study (SSPA 2023-III-1FC) of the Comprehensive Plan recommendations for Sub-unit E1 (“Fair Lakes”) of the Fairfax Center Area in the Springfield Supervisor District in response to receiving several nominations for site-specific plan amendments in the sub-unit. On September 12, 2023, the Board re-authorized the study as a two-phase approach consisting of the following:
- Phase I (SSPA 2023-III-1FC(A)) was authorized to consider land use and density/intensity recommendations for two specific parcels within the Fair Lakes study area [Tax Map Parcels 45-4 ((11)) A2 and 55-2 ((1)) 9A], as well as limited editorial revisions to the sub-unit recommendations.
- Phase II (SSPA 2023-III-1FC(B)) will involve a larger visioning and land use study for the entire Plan sub-unit. Phase II will take additional time and funding to complete and is not scheduled for hearings at this time.
The intent of the Phase I review was to simultaneously consider two separate site-specific proposals, both of which are also subject to concurrent review of associated rezoning applications, along with minor edits to the related Sub-unit E1 recommendations; however, since the Phase I review began, progress on one of the two site-specific proposals has been temporarily paused by the developers, resulting in the necessary submittals being unavailable for review within the current Phase I timeline. Therefore, the current staff report and recommendations will focus on only the site-specific proposal for Tax Map Parcel 45-4 ((11)) A2. Review of a potential site-specific amendment for Tax Map Parcel 55-2 ((1)) 9A will be considered separately in the future, at such time as sufficient progress has been made on that proposal.
Planning Commission Public Hearing: Wednesday June 12, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
- On June 12, 2024, the Planning Commission voted 10-0 to recommend adoption of the staff recommendations for Plan Amendment SSPA 2023-III-1FC(A). View PC Action
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Related Resources
Staff Report