Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

Presented

• 3
  Presentations by the public on any matter not calling for a public hearingPublic hearingThe formal, legally advertised part of a meeting where anyone can speak on an item before the body votes. · No presentations were made by the public.
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• 8a
  Discussion of Potential ZoningZoningThe city rules that say what can be built where: uses, height, density, setbacks, and parking, by district. Options for Accessory Dwelling UnitsAccessory dwelling unitA second, smaller home on a single-family lot: a basement apartment, a garage conversion, or a backyard cottage. · Work session discussion held; staff report presented by Eric Forman and Brooke Hardin. No formal action taken.

  Discussed for 1h 16m · also names City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan ×4, Detached Accessory Dwelling Units ×2, Special Use Permit ×2 · read the transcript

  • Accessory Dwelling Unitsin progressThe Commission discussed potential zoningZoningThe city rules that say what can be built where: uses, height, density, setbacks, and parking, by district. options for accessory dwelling unitsAccessory dwelling unitA second, smaller home on a single-family lot: a basement apartment, a garage conversion, or a backyard cottage. during the work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here.; no formal action was taken.
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• 8b
  ContinuedDeferredPostponed to a later meeting without a decision. Items can be deferred to a set date or indefinitely. discussion on the City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. Review · Work session discussion continued; staff report presented by Paul Nabti. No formal action taken.

  Discussed for 41m · also names City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan ×8, Fairfax Square ×7, Master Plan ×3, Circle Gateway, Paul VI · read the transcript

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• 8c
  Presentation of updates to the Implementation Guides related to the City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. and approved Small Area PlansSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. · Presentation made by staff; no formal action taken.

  Discussed for 7m · also names Small Area Plans ×3, 2035 Comprehensive Plan Implementation Guide ×2, Fern Street Connector Path ×2, Housing and Homelessness Strategic Plan, Urban Forest Master Plan · read the transcript

  • City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Planin progresswikiStaff presented updates to the Implementation Guides related to the 2035 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. and approved Small Area PlansSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance.; no formal action was taken.
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• 10
  Staff ReportStaff reportThe city staff's written analysis and recommendation on an agenda item, published with the agenda packet. · Staff reported on recent and upcoming City Council actions and other planning matters.

  Discussed for 3m · also names Accessory Dwelling Units, Fire Station · read the transcript

  • WillowWood projectapprovedStaff reported that the WillowWood project was approved by City Council at its July 9, 2024 public hearingPublic hearingThe formal, legally advertised part of a meeting where anyone can speak on an item before the body votes..
  • Erosion Sediment Control text amendmentsStaff reported that Erosion & Sediment Control text amendmentsText amendmentA change to the words of the zoning ordinance itself, citywide, rather than to one property's district. were approved by City Council at its July 9, 2024 meeting.
  • Fairfax Circle Small Area PlancompletedwikiStaff noted that a public hearingPublic hearingThe formal, legally advertised part of a meeting where anyone can speak on an item before the body votes. on the Fairfax Circle Small Area PlanSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. was scheduled for the upcoming July 23, 2024 City Council meeting.
  • GMU Commerce Center site purchaseStaff noted that City Council would consider the GMU Commerce Center site purchase at its July 23, 2024 meeting.
  • Green Building Policyin progressStaff noted that City Council would hold a work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here. on the Green Building Policy at its July 23, 2024 meeting.
  • Urban Forest Master PlanapprovedwikiStaff announced an open house for the Urban Forest Management Plan scheduled for September 25 from 6–8 pm at the Sherwood Center, with a virtual option also available.
  • Sherwood Community CenterapprovedThe Sherwood Center was announced as the venue for the Urban Forest Management Plan open house on September 25.
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Named in discussion

Tracked topics the transcript names that no agenda item is filed under. Their own pages and wikis do not yet record this meeting; the passages below are the only trace.

• Fairfax Squareproposed7 passages, 5m

  “…elements as I discussed earlier the Planning Commission previously discussed the Fairfax Square office complex as an ideal location for having language to support a mixed-use place type again this is not recommending changes to the future land use map…”

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• Master Planin progress3 passages, 2m

  “…on june 24. and then the other action related to the parks and recreation strategic master plan as you may recall this is something”

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• Small Area Plansin progress3 passages, 2m

  “…work session is updates to the implementation guides for the comprehensive plan and small area plans welcome to Steny”

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• Fern Street Connector Pathin progress2 passages, 1m

  “…improvements on dwight avenue sidewalks on first and second street and the fern street connector path and in the previous update in”

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• Paul VIunder constructiononce

  “…is something that came about because at the time that the community decided to deny Paul VI the ability to adopt or to expand and update its athletic fields, no one in this town had given any thought the fact that that school might leave. There was no…”

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• 2035 Comprehensive Plan Implementation Guidein progress2 passages

  “our final agenda item in the work session is updates to the implementation guides for the comprehensive plan and small area plans welcome to Steny”

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• Housing and Homelessness Strategic Planin progressonce

  “…to be filled no later than january and this will role will oversee the affordable housing and homelessness strategic plan along with support the proposed housing and healthy communities advisory board and as you heard earlier tonight there are potential…”

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• Fire Stationin progressonce

  “…consent, considering a purchase of the GMU Commerce Center site. this is adjacent to fire station number three and identified as a preferred location for fire station three expansion as part of that feasibility study they'll also be having a work session on…”

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• Circle Gatewayproposedonce

  “…that was just recently approved at a density of 87.8 dwellings per acre and the circle gateway proposal that is still under review and a density of 140 units per acre and then looking at the 48 dwellings per acre similar to what's in the activity center…”

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