Plan Amendment 2013-III-FC1(C) (Fairfax Center Area Planning Study, Phase III) – Staff Report

The following Staff Report has been posted on the Department of Planning and Development Website, Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments page: 

2013-III-FC1(C): Fairfax Center Area Planning Study, Phase III - On December 6, 2016, the Board of Supervisors authorized the consideration of a Comprehensive Plan amendment for a third phase of the Fairfax Center Area Planning Study. The Fairfax Center Area is approximately 5,340 acres in size, covering an area generally west of the City of Fairfax to Stringfellow Road, between Route 50 and Route 29 in the Braddock and Springfield Supervisor Districts. The adopted Comprehensive Plan envisions the area as a vibrant activity center with a transit-oriented, urban-style Core Area of approximately 550 acres anchored by the Fairfax County Government Center, Fairfax Corner, Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax Promenade, and Fairfax Towne Center. The proposed Plan amendment would introduce a new land use framework and increase planned development intensities for this Core Area. The amendment would also make revisions throughout the Fairfax Center Area plan to ensure consistency with current policy and practice and reflect implementation. Recommendations relating to the transportation network may also be modified. (Direct link to staff report). 

Planning Commission public hearing: Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 7:30 P.M.  

Board of Supervisors public hearing: Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 4:30 P.M. 

More information can be found at the project website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-development/fairfax-center 

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.