Plan Amendment
2022-CW-1CP (Manufactured Housing Plan Amendment) – Staff Report
The following Staff Report has been posted on the Department of Planning and Development Website, Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments page (Direct link to staff report):
2022-CW-1CP: Manufactured Housing Policy
Fairfax County is home to seven manufactured housing communities (MHCs), also known as mobile home communities. Unlike traditional homeownership, where the land and home are owned by a single entity, residents of manufactured homes typically own the home but rent the land from a separate entity. These communities serve as crucial but diminishing sources of housing for working families. In August 2021, the Board of Supervisors (Board) established the Manufactured Housing Task Force (MHTF) for the purpose of developing a set of strategic recommendations to preserve the affordable housing opportunities in the MHCs. The task force developed 34 recommendations that addressed the unique challenges experienced by residents of the MHCs. Three of the MHTF’s recommendations relate to the Comprehensive Plan.
Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment: On October 11, 2022, the Board authorized consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment to implement the MHTF’s Comprehensive Plan recommendations. The proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment includes revisions to the Housing and Land Use elements of the Policy Plan to recommend preserving the affordability of the MHCs, and where redevelopment is planned, supporting a goal of no loss of affordable units. The amendment proposes changes to the Comprehensive Plan Glossary to define Manufactured Housing and Manufactured Housing Community. The amendment also proposes changes to Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map and/or the Area Plans volumes to recommend revisions to the site-specific land use recommendations for the seven existing MHCs in line with the Policy Plan revisions, including for the following sites:
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Waples Mills Estates (Braddock District) 11209 Route 29; Tax Map 56-2 ((1)) 46
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Audubon Estates (Franconia District) 7930 Audubon Avenue; Tax Map 101-2 ((1)) 13
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Harmony Place Trailer Park (Franconia District) 8018 Richmond Highway; Tax Map 101-2 ((6)) 25
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Alexandria Mobile Home Park (Mount Vernon District) 8501 Richmond Highway; Tax Map: 101-3 ((1)) 31C, 32, 33, 101-3 ((9)) (1) 1-4
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Woodley Hills Estates (Mount Vernon District) 2816 Camellia Drive; Tax Map 93-3 ((31)) 6
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Meadows of Chantilly (Sully District) 4200 Airline Parkway; Tax Map: 34-3 ((1)) 21
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Penn Daw Terrace Mobile Home Park (Mount Vernon District) 6240 Shields Avenue; Tax Map 83-3 ((1)) 25, 83-3 ((8)) 2,3,5,6,7
The proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment is concurrent and in coordination with the proposed Manufactured Housing Zoning Ordinance amendment (ZOA) being prepared by the Zoning Administration Division, which is subject to a separate staff report, and the Manufactured Housing Relocation Guidelines which are being developed by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Planning Commission public hearing: Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 7:30 P.M.
Board of Supervisors public hearing: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 4:00 P.M.
More information can be found at the project website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-development/plan-amendments/manufactured-housing
For information concerning the Plan Amendment process or the Comprehensive Plan, contact the Planner of the Day for the Planning Division at the Department of Planning and Development, at 703-324-1380, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay), Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or visit the 7th floor, Herrity Building, 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. More frequent updates on planning activities can be received by liking and following the Fairfax County Land Use Planning & Zoning Facebook page.
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