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Comprehensive Planning 101
The document outlines the comprehensive planning process in Fairfax County, mandated by Virginia law to guide land use decisions and promote the public welfare. It provides a framework for anticipating changes over the next 20-30 years, detailing land use categories such as residential, commercial, and public spaces. The document distinguishes comprehensive planning from zoning, emphasizing that the former offers general guidance for future development while zoning implements specific uses.
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Comprehensive Planning 101
- 1. Comprehensive Planning 101 AnIntroduction to the Comprehensive Plan and the Planning Process in Fairfax County
- 2. The Comprehensive Plan Statutorymandate: required by the Code of Virginia to shape the orderly development of the county Role: A GUIDE for decision-making about the County’s land use Promote public health, safety and welfare Manage growth, change and renewal of community Ensure a continued high quality of life for residents Balance diverse community goals Scope: Anticipate change over the next 20-30 years
- 3. The Comprehensive Plan GENERALLAND USE GUIDANCE Residential Industrial Mixed Use Retail Institutional Public Open Space Office Parks
- 4. The Concept forFuture Development and Land Classification System General guidance for land use recommendations in the Comprehensive Plan Shows general location and character of future land uses Urban Center (Tysons) Development Centers Suburban Neighborhoods Low Density Residential Areas
- 5. Comprehensive Plan Framework PolicyPlan Chesapeake Bay Supplement Area Plans • Planning Districts • Community Planning Sectors Maps • Comprehensive Land Use Plan • Transportation Plan • Trails Plan
- 6. Planning is differentfrom Zoning The Plan gives general guidance about the long-term vision of an area. Excerpt of Plan Map The Zoning Ordinance is a tool to implement the Comprehensive Plan. Excerpt of Zoning Map
- 7. Measuring Land Use ResidentialDensity = dwelling units per acre (du/ac) 3-4 du/ac (single family detached) 16-20 du/ac (garden apartments) 5-8 du/ac (townhouses) 30-40 du/ac (mid-rise apartments)
- 8. Measuring Land Use Non-residentialIntensity = Floor Area Ratio (FAR) The floor area of the building is divided by the land area to calculate the FAR. FLOOR AREA (sq. ft.) LAND AREA (sq. ft.) EXAMPLE: 100,000 SF lot 50,000 sq. ft. of building = .50 FAR 100,000 sq. ft. of land 12,500 SF per floor x 4
- 9. Fairfax Forward Adopted bythe Board of Supervisors on July 9, 2013 Utilizes a pilot Comprehensive Plan Amendment Work Program to list planning studies beginning in 20132016
- 10. Additional Information Visit theDPZ and Fairfax Forward webpages: Sign up for Comprehensive Plan Announcements: https://www.facebook.com/fairfaxlanduse Call our office: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/email/lists (look for “Comprehensive Plan Announcements” under Land Use & Development Like us on Facebook http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/fairfaxforward (703) 324-1380 Visit us: The Department of Planning and Zoning, Planning Division 12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 730, Fairfax, VA 22035