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Staff Reports for Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments

The Code of Virginia requires localities to review their Comprehensive Plans at least once every five years. The Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan is evaluated more frequently to manage the dynamic changes in the County and to conduct Plan maintenance.  Plan amendments are initiated by a motion by the Board of Supervisors.  In order for an amendment to be adopted, it must be the subject of a public hearing before the Planning Commission (PC) and the Board of Supervisors (BOS). See the Planning Commission's Meeting Calendar for information about currently scheduled Planning Commission public hearings. The Board of Supervisors must vote to adopt the amendment in order to change the Plan.  

Staff reports for the proposed amendments scheduled for public hearing are listed below. Click on an amendment to expand for more information.

This page contains only Plan amendments for which staff reports have been published.  Please visit the Current Plan Amendments page to view Plan amendments that are under review.

Authorized for Public Hearing

On April 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Franconia Triangle Study to evaluate and update Plan recommendation #3 of the S-9 Beulah Community Planning Sector, including but not limited to specific considerations for the proposed land use mix and density/intensity proposed for land areas within the study area accepted into the 2022-2023 Countywide Site Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) process. A nomination (CPN22-LE-003, referred to as “Beulah Street SSPA”) to redevelop and repurpose two office buildings for single-family detached and multifamily residential uses was submitted via the SSPA process. Additionally, the proposed redevelopment of the Franconia Governmental Center with affordable multifamily residential use was included in the planning study area. 

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

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Staff Report (Download)

On April 16, 2024, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized Plan Amendment (PA) 2024-III-1P for Tax Map Parcels 106-4 ((1)) 17, 18, 19 (part), 27 and 27A; located at 9300, 9304, 9224 Ox Road, Lorton, VA, 22079. The Plan amendment authorization considers detached residential use at a higher density than the current base plan, with specific considerations for tree preservation and buffering from Ox Road, watershed and noise impacts, multimodal connectivity, and open spaces and parks. The authorization noted that the Plan amendment should be reviewed concurrently with rezoning application RZ/FDP 2024-MV-00016, which is under review to rezone the property from the Residential, one dwelling unit per acre (R-1) District to the Planned Development Housing, three dwelling units per acre (PDH-3) District to accommodate up to 23 single-family detached dwelling units. Any recommendation for this Plan amendment should not be construed as a favorable recommendation by the Board, the Planning Commission, or staff on the proposed zoning application and does not relieve the applicant from compliance with the provisions of all applicable ordinances, regulations, and adopted standards.

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:30 p.m.

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Staff Report (Download)

On April 11, 2023, as part of the 2023 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized the consideration of a Plan amendment for Tax Map Parcels 48-4 ((1)) 1E and 1G, located at 9300 and 9302 Route 29 in the Providence Supervisor District. The Plan amendment authorization considered residential use up to 65-80 dwelling units per acre (du/ac), and was listed as a Tier 3, deferred item. On November 21, 2023, the Board re-authorized the amendment as a Tier 1 item as follows:

“Consideration of a Plan amendment for (Tax Map Parcels 48-4 ((1)) 1E and 1G) for residential or mixed-use development up to a density of 65-80 du/ac, including the potential for adaptive reuse of the existing office building for partial redevelopment, or redevelopment of the entire site for multi-family residential uses. Specific considerations should include the mix of uses, appropriate density level, provision of residential amenities, usable open spaces, and multimodal connections to the Vienna Metrorail Station, Pan Am Shopping Center, and other nearby destinations.”

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

  • On March 12, 2025, the Planning Commission voted 10-0 to recommend to the Board of Supervisors the adoption of the staff recommendation for Plan Amendment 2023-II-2V as shown on pages 28-32 of the staff report dated February 19, 2025.  View PC Action

Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

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Staff Report (Download)

Deferred Indefinitely

On March 6, 2018 the Board of Supervisors authorized the consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment for 8800 Richmond Highway in the Mount Vernon Supervisor District. Plan Amendment 2018-IV-MV2 considers residential use at a density up to 8 dwelling units per acre for an approximately eight acre area located at 8800 Richmond Highway (Tax Map parcels 109-2((1))18C, 19 and 20) currently planned for private open space. The Board’s authorization requested that staff consider full parcel consolidation and the ability for development to conform with Policy Plan guidance on Environmental Quality Corridors (EQCs), including the demonstration of any circumstances that merit disturbance to the EQC, and the provision of mitigation/compensation measures resulting in a net environmental benefit to the parcels and net benefits relating to most, if not all, the objectives of the EQC policy that are applicable to the proposed disturbances.  The authorization also identified a need for proposed redevelopment to be consistent with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) widening of Richmond Highway.

Planning Commission Public Hearing: The Planning Commission has indefinitely deferred this public hearing.

Board of Supervisors Public Hearing: TBD

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Staff Report

Staff Report Addendum

Additional Information

All public hearings are held at:

Board Auditorium
Fairfax County Government Center
12000 Government Center Parkway
Fairfax, VA 22035

Persons wishing to speak at the public hearings on these topics may call the Office of the Clerk to the Planning Commission: 703-324-2865, TTY 711, and the Office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors: 703-324-3151, TTY 711, to be placed on the respective speakers list or may appear and be heard.

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