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Introduction to the Comprehensive Plan & Site-Specific Plan Amendment Process PC17-SU-001 (Sully Station)

Overview

• Comprehensive Plan Overview
• Components of the Comprehensive Plan
• Screening Phase of Site Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) Process
• Task Force Procedures
• 2018 Sully SSPA Process Overview
• Review of Nomination

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Why “Do” Land Use Planning?

Establish Goals for Our Community

• Promote the public health, safety

and welfare

• Manage growth, change and

renewal of community

• Ensure a continued high quality of

life for residents

• Balance diverse community goals

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Planning vs. Zoning

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

• GENERAL LAND USE GUIDANCE

 Residential Industrial  Retail Institutional  Parks Mixed Use  Office Public Open Space

ZONING ORDINANCE

• REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN

 Residential districts: R-C, R-1, R-12  Commercial districts: C-1, C-2, C-5  Industrial districts: I-3, I-4, I-5  Planned Development districts: PDC, PDH

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The Comprehensive Plan

• Role: A GUIDE for decision-making about the County’s

land use

• Scope: Anticipate change over the next 20 years
• Statutory mandate: required by the Code of Virginia

to shape the orderly development of the county

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Components of the Comprehensive Plan

• The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map
• Comprehensive Plan Text:

– The Policy Plan – The Area Plans: Areas I, II, III, and IV – Chesapeake Bay Supplement

• Other Maps: Transportation & Trails

The Plan text takes precedence over the Plan Map – the text rules!

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The Policy Plan

• Introduction to and history of

Comprehensive Plan in Fairfax County

• Describes County policies used in

development review regarding:

• Land Use
• Heritage Resources
• Transportation
• Human Services
• Housing
• Parks and Recreation
• Environment
• Revitalization
• Economic Development
• Public Facilities

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Comprehensive Plan Map

Merrifield Suburban Center Tysons Urban Center

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Concept for Future Development

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Concept for Future Development

• Concept generally describes land

uses appropriate throughout county.

• Used in conjunction with the

Policy Plan to provide foundation for Area Planning process.

• Almost all growth is planned to
• ccur within designated Mixed-

Use Centers and Industrial Areas.

Sully Station Dulles Suburban Center Centerville Suburban Center Fairfax Center Suburban Center

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Planning Terms: Land Use Measurements

Residential Density = dwelling units per acre (du/ac)

3-4 du/ac (single family detached) 5-8 du/ac (townhouses) 16-20 du/ac (garden apartments) 30-40 du/ac (mid-rise apartments)

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FLOOR AREA (sq. ft.) LAND AREA (sq. ft.)

Planning Terms: Land Use Measurements

Non-residential Intensity = Floor Area Ratio (FAR)

The floor area of the building is divided by the land area to calculate the FAR. = 1.0 FAR EXAMPLE: 100,000 sq. ft. of building 100,000 sq. ft. of land

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Same Intensity in Different Forms

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Amending the Comprehensive Plan

Comprehensive Plan Review based on a Plan Amendment Work Program – Reviewed annually by the Planning Commission

Countywide/Policy Plan Amendments Area-wide/ Neighborhood Planning Studies Site-Specific Plan Amendments (North/South County Cycle) Board-authorized Amendments

Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program

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Question on the Comprehensive Plan

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2017 North County

Sully District SSPA Screening and Task Force Procedures

• Screening Phase

– Community Task Force Roles – Presentations – Deliberation – Voting and Recommendation

• Education and Nomination

Process Screening Process Work Program Review Process

• Expedited and Standard

Review Plan Monitoring

Site-specific Amendment Plan Process

• Staff and task force process
• High level review – merits and urgency
• Recommend to PC add to work program (expedited or

standard process) or not add

• PC establishes parameters of cycle – e.g., timing, eligibility
• Education, advertisement and notification underway
• 3-month nomination period
• Formal agency review and impact analysis - Standard or

expedited (w/o complex analysis or significant outreach)

• Task force and staff review
• Public hearings – PC and BOS (those receive favorable rec.)
• Quantitative and qualitative measurement of Plan

amendments

• Example – 2012 State of the Plan

5 months

3 months 6 9 months

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Justification for an SSPA Nomination

• Address an emerging community concern;
• Better implement the Concept for Future Development and not be

contrary to long standing county policies;

• Advance major policy objectives;
• Respond to actions by others, such as Federal, State, or adjacent

jurisdictions as applicable;

• Reflect implementation of Comp Plan guidance; and/or,
• Respond to or incorporate research derived from technical planning or

transportation studies.

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2017 North County Cycle:

Sully District SSPA Screening

• Task Force Meetings:

– May 9, 2018 – Introduction to Planning and Task Force vote – May 16, 2018 – Optional for vote if needed.

• Release of final Staff and Task Force Reports: Two weeks

prior to Planning Commission public hearing

• Planning Commission Public Hearings: June 21, 2018
• Planning Commission Mark-up: June 28, 2018
• Board of Supervisors Action on Work Program: July 31, 2018

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More Information About Planning & the SSPA Process

• Visit the DPZ Web site to see the Comprehensive Plan and SSPA

nominations at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-zoning/site-specific- plan-amendment-process/track-nomination

• More information about SSPA and Frequently Asked questions can be

found here: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-zoning/site-specific-plan- amendment-process/faqs

• Sign up for “Comprehensive Plan Announcements” through “E-mail

Subscriptions” at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/email/lists/

• Call or visit the Planner of the Day at

(703) 324-1380 [7th Floor, Herrity Building]

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Staff Presentation of Nomination

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Sully Station Nomination Location

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Sully Station (PC17-SU-001) Nominator: David Gill, McGuire Woods Acreage: 17.43 Existing Uses: Retail Currently Planned For: Retail use up to 0.25 Floor Area Ratio (FAR).

Sully Station: PC17-SU-001 Nomination Proposal: Incorporate into the Dulles Suburban Center, and add an option for mixed use up to 0.75 FAR that may include 10-26% retail use, up to 90% office, hotel, or assisted living use, and up to 10% private recreation use.

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Nominator Presentation

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Sully Station Overview Considerations:

• Surrounding Development to the north.
• Proximity to the Dulles Suburban Center.
• Proposed Poplar Tree Road extension.

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Sully Station Dulles Suburban Center

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Staff Recommendation

PC17-SU-001 is recommended to be added to the 2018 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program.

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Task Force Review

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Voting Options

In Favor

– Include the nomination on the Plan Amendment Work Program as proposed

Or

– Include a modification of the nomination on the Plan Amendment Work Program

Opposed

– Do not include the nomination on the Plan Amendment Work Program

2017 North County Cycle:

Sully District SSPA Screening

• Task Force Meetings:

– May 9, 2018 – Introduction to Planning and Task Force vote – May 16, 2018 – Optional for vote if needed.

• Release of final Staff and Task Force Reports: Two weeks

prior to Planning Commission public hearing

• Planning Commission Public Hearings: June 21, 2018
• Planning Commission Mark-up: June 28, 2018
• Board of Supervisors Action on Work Program: July 31, 2018

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