Lewin Park Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Land Unit U, Franconia-Springfield Transit Station Area, Springfield Planning District, Virginia)

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Message #420

Date: May 8, 2018

Source:  Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ), Planning Division

Subject:  New Comprehensive Plan Amendment - 2018-IV-S1 (Lewin Park)

On May 1, 2018 the Board of Supervisors authorized the consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment for Lewin Park (Tax Map Parcels 91-1-((4))1 through 11, 13-25, 500 and 501) in Land Unit U of the Franconia-Springfield Transit Station Area, in the Springfield Planning District, Lee Supervisor District.

            The adopted Plan for this area recommends residential use at 1-2 dwelling units per acre with an option for office and/or hotel with support retail uses at up to 1.5 FAR.  The Board requested that staff consider substitution of up to 300,000 square feet of residential uses in the development option for the land unit

Public hearings for this Plan amendment have not been scheduled.

For additional information on this new Comprehensive Plan amendment, visit the webpage athttps://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-zoning/plan-amendment-2018-iv-s1.

For information on the Comprehensive Plan or the planning process, contact the Planner of the Day for the Planning Division at the Department of Planning and Zoning, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 703-324-1380 or visit the 7th floor, Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.

Lincolnia Planning District, Phase II, Community Business Center adopted by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on March 6, 2018

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ANNOUNCEMENTS

Message #405

Date:  March 8, 2018

Source:  Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning (DPZ), Planning Division

Subject:  Plan Amendment 2013-I-L1(B) (Lincolnia Planning District Study, Phase II, Community Business Center Consideration) Adopted Text

The 2017 Edition of the Comprehensive Plan has been updated as a result of Plan amendment 2013-I-L1(B), adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 6, 2018.  

2017-07 - Lincolnia Planning District Study, Phase II, Community Business Center Consideration: On July 9, 2013 the Board of Supervisors authorized the consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment for the Lincolnia Planning District. The authorization directed staff to update and review Comprehensive Plan guidance for the area and to consider whether a portion of the planning district should be designated as a Community Business Center (CBC). This multi-phased study is still ongoing with the Board of Supervisors concluding Phase II, adopting the Lincolnia CBC designation on March 6, 2018. Phase III, beginning in early Spring 2018, will provide detailed land use and transportation analysis with recommendations for the newly designated Lincolnia CBC.  District-wide recommendations will also be discussed.

The adopted text for this amendment (adopted text No. 2017-07) can be found here.  This amendment revised the following sections of the Comprehensive and Policy Plans:

·         Area I:  Overview, Baileys Planning District and Lincolnia Planning Districts

·         Area II:  Overview

·         Area III:  Overview

·         Area IV:  Overview

·         Policy:  Preface and Introduction

You may need to take the following steps:

1.  If you maintain a paper copy of the Comprehensive Plan, please print the affected section and replace the old text in your Plan notebooks.

2.  If you have "short cuts" or "favorites" on your computer that link to the Plan, be sure to refresh those links and check to be sure they link to the newest version by checking the “amended through” dates in these revised sections. 

For information about the Comprehensive Plan and the planning process, contact the Planner of the Day for the DPZ Planning Division weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 703-324-1380 or visit the 7th floor, Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax.   More frequent updates on planning activities can be received by liking the  Fairfax County Land Use Planning Facebook page.

(To view the Lincolnia Planning District Comprehensive Plan Amendment adopted 03/06/2018 CLICK "RIA Source" below)