PUBLIC HEARING: Springfield SSPAs (Board of Supervisors)

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Meeting Link: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/boardofsupervisors/nov-19-2024-meeting

The plan amendments, 2023-IV-6S (Springfield Boulevard) and 2023-IV-7S (Amherst Avenue), include these proposed land use changes: 

• An option for mixed-use development to include up to 732 multi-family residential units
• 9,000 SF of ground floor non-residential use subject to guidelines to address consolidation, site design and building design, accommodation of transportation improvements, street scape and parks, and open space
• An option for Tax Map Parcel 80-4 ((1)) to be planned as publicly-accessible open space or as a public park

Public Hearings

The Planning Commission makes recommendations to the Board of Supervisors (BOS). The BOS makes the final land-use decisions.

• The Planning Commission Public Hearing was held October 23, 2024 (watch video). Their decision/recommendation on the amendments was deferred to their November 13, 2024, meeting.
• The Board of Supervisors Public Hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 4:00 pm.

Project Websites

• Springfield Blvd: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/…/plan…/springfield-blvd
• Amherst Ave: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/…/plan-amendments/amherst-ave

Staff Report
https://bit.ly/3XS8IDi

Presentations

• July 15, 2024: Community Slide Presentation (PDF) | Video
• October 7, 2024: Franconia Land Use Committee Slide Presentation (PDF)
  

More information on SSPAs:

• County Website: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-development/plan-amendments/sspa
• Contact: Planner of the Day (Planning Division at the Department of Planning and Development), at 703-324-1380, TTY 711 (Virginia Relay), M–F 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
• Follow: Facebook
• See also:
  Rose Hill Coalition: SSPAs
  Rose Hill Coalition: Public Hearings