Four relatively small changes were made to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for land in the Sully district, marking the end of the Area Plans Review process in the area.
Area Plans Review began last fall for the northern half of the county, including the Hunter Mill, Sully, Providence and Dranesville magisterial district. The review takes place every five years and acts as the county’s method of fulfilling a state requirement that localities review their Comprehensive Plan.
The process allows citizens to submit a proposal — called nominations — for a change to the comprehensive plan. The nomination is then reviewed by a citizen task force and the Planning Commission before moving to the Board of Supervisors.
At the board’s June 20 meeting, all four of the remaining nominations in Sully were approved.
* Residential density can increase on land located at 6504 and 6508 Old Centreville Road. The three-acre area had been planned for 1-2 houses per acre, but the board increased the allowable density to 2-3 houses per acre. This plan change was proposed to make the properties consistent with the surrounding area.
* Another change deals with access to the already planned development at the corner of Centrewood Drive and Machen Road. The plan, which will continue to allow for residential development at 16-20 units per acre, now discourages using either of those roads for access to the parcel, Multiplex Drive is the other road which provides access. Additionally, it encourages pedestrian connections to abutting parcels.
* Information was added to the Comprehensive Plan to acknowledge that Pleasant Valley Road between Lee Highway and Blue Spring Drive has been designated a Virginia Byway by the General Assembly.
* Finally, text was removed concerning an area near Dulles Airport. The plan called for a mixed-use development, and the change deletes options for retail use and for allowing access to the airport and Air and Space Museum. After the recent development in the area, the text had become obsolete, said the nominator, Alison Kriviskey of the Fairfax County Department of Planning and Zoning.
—Ari Cetron