REPORT TO FAIRFAX COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
1323 G STREET N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C 20376
NCPC File No. CP09
May 30, 1985
The Commission comments to the Fairfax County Planning Commission and the
County Board of Supervisors on the. proposed 1985 amendments to the
Comprehensive Pan for Fairfax county as follows:
The Commission, In consultation with interested and affected Federal
agencies, has reviewed the 227 proposed naninations for amendment in terms
of various Federal interests that might be affected in this portion of the
National Capital Region. Only 12 of the nominations have potential
interest to the Federal government, and are discussed below:
(1) Proposed Aimendment 85-C 2CP
The Cirmission acknowledges the deferral by the Board of Supervisors of a
Height ktudy for the Tysons Corner area. '7he Commission is interested in
such a study and may wish to comment on it at a later time.
(2) Proposed Ainendment 85-0-4CP
The Carmission concurs with the County staff reoammendation to adjust the
land use designation within an area adjacent to Braddock Wad which is
PROPOSE 1985 AMENDMENTS TO THE
CCMPREHFNSIWE PLAN FOR FAIRFAX COUNTY
Report to Fairfax County Planning Carmission
and Board of Supervisors
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currently shown for "noise campatible" uses. The adjustment is made
necessary by the adoption, in 1983, of new noise contours for areas
surrounding Washington Dulles Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration
also concurs with this recommendation.
(3) Proposed Amendment 85-CW-IEN
The Oinmission commends the County for its decision to consider an
amendment that would provide guidance regarding the allowable heights of
buildings in the vicinity of Washington Dulles International Airport. The
Federal Aviation Administration also concurs with the proposed Plan
amendment.
(4) Proposed Amendment 85-CW-29T
The Commission endorses what it understands the County staff recommendation
to be for limiting Dolley Madison Boulevard, "to four lanes for future
improvements, except for those improvements in the vicinity of major
traffic generators which may be necessary to accommodate recommendations
sequentially", in the vicinity of the entrance to the CIA facility.
The Oammission has not yet reviewed any plans for improvements to the
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intersection of Route 123 and CIA's south entrance. This area was excepted
by the Commission in its approval of the site and building plans for CIA's
addition pending agreement by the CIA Traffic Advisory Camnmmittee (TAC).
Recently, the TAC - on which the Commission is represented - generally
agreed to an at-grade improvement plan (Alternative 2) with 4 lanes plus
turning lanes at the CIA entrance.
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(5) Proposed Amendments 85-III-9UP, 85-III-12UP, 85-III-I3UP, 85-
III-17UP, 85-III-IBR, 85-III-2BR, 85-III-3BR and 85-III-4BR
The Catinission concurs with the County staff recce mendations on these eight
naninations for zoning changes in the immediate vicinity of Washington
Dulles International Airport and/or the Airport access Road. Of the eight,
only two are being recommended for approval by the County staff, to a
slightly higher residential density category, and these two appear to pose
no adverse impact on the Federal interest. The Federal Aviation
Administration also concurs in the staff positions on these items.
Description
Fairfax County annually reviews its Canprehensive Plan for the purpose of
assessing, on a regular basis, all instances where changing conditions may
require plan amendments. The annual review process follows a triennial
cycle, the first two of which are limited review years in which only urgent
naninations are scheduled for public hearings. The third year of the cycle
is a full review of the Plan, in that all naninations determined as meeting
one or more of the criteria for Plan review are scheduled for hearing. The
1985 Annual Plan Review falls into the third year and will send forth all
naninations meeting one or more criteria, regardless of urgency.
All naninations for Plan amendments were reviewed and considered in
accordance with the following policy guidelines:
1. Substantial reasons for Plan modifications must be present to
support a Plan amendment. As guidelines criteria, such reasons must
include at least one of the following:
(a)
Significant changes have occurred in the area of
concern since the adoption of the Plan, as
amended.
(b) The adopted Plan contains provisions which
unreasonably limit the ability of the County to
achieve the objectives of the Plan.
(c) oversights, inconsistencies, or land-use-related
inequities are contained in the adopted Plan as
they affect the area of concern.
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2. All Plan amendment naninations will be reviewed for their
reasonableness and consistency within the overall framework and intent of
the Canprehensive Plan.
A total of 227 proposed Plan amendments have been set for hearing before
the Fairfax County Planning Commission at a set of public hearings
canmencing on April 16, 1985. Of the 227, 12 have been identified as
having potential Federal interest, and have been subsequently reviewed in
greater detail by affected Federal agencies and Commission staff.
Federal Agency Review
The Federal Aviation Administration has provided comments by phone and will
forward a confirming letter.
Evaluation
Proposed Amendment 85-CW-2CP
The Office of Comprehensive Planning has submitted the nomination for Plan
review of a study of the Tysons Corner area that focuses on the height of
structures within the context of urban design. The results of the study
support the consideration of an amendment to the Canprehensive Plan that
provides guidance for future planning and development in the Tysons Corner
area. Because of the canplexity of the study, the Board of Supervisors on
February 11, 1985, moved to defer the Tysons Corner Height study from the
regular 1985 Annual Plan Review hearing schedule. It was felt that
additional time should be allowed for public review, but hearing dates on
the study have not yet been scheduled.
The Commission strongly endorses the concept of an urban design study
relating to the height of buildings in the Tysons Corner area. Tysons
Corner is praninently visible fran the Dulles Airport Access Road and
efforts at controlling the height as seen from this important Gateway to
the Nation's Capital appear extremely desirable. Since there is so much
pressure ,,for development in the Tysons Corner area, it is hoped that the
matter will be taken up pranptly and that hearings will be scheduled soon.
It is likely that the Commission may wish to make canments at that time.
Proposed Amendment 85-CW-4CP
This nomination also originated in the office of Comprehensive Planning.
It consists of the updating of the treatment of lands affected by noise
f ram aircraft at Dulles Airport. Several years ago, some of the land south
of the airport was designated as a land use "option area", suitable for
agriculture, industrial or low intensity residential use. This designation
was based on data that was developed in 1977. In 1983, however, a new
study of noise levels was done and showed some shifts in the noise con-
tcurs. This proposed amendment addresses land in the vicinity of Braddock
Road and along Pleasant Valley Road which had been shown on the Canpre-
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hensive Plan as suitable for "noise canpatible uses", but where the more
recent noise contours show a decrease in the intensity of noise. The
proposed reclassification to a residential use at 0.1-0.2 du/acre is
consistent with the treatment of lands at this lower intensity. The
Federal Aviation Administration concurs with this nomination for a Plan
amendment.
Proposed Amendment 85-CW-1EN
A nomination for the review of a Plan amendment which would offer guidance
relative to the allowable heights of buildings in the vicinity of Dulles
Airport has been made by the office of Comprehensive Planning. This
proposed Plan amendment was authorized by the Board of Supervisors on
January 14, 1985, and, although the current zoning (minus any Special
Exceptions) does not pose any problem, there is believed that there exists
the possibility that a hazard could be developed sametime in the future.
The intent of this Plan amendment is to implement the Board's policy "not
to permit the erection of structures which have been determined by FAA to
pose a hazard to air navigation". The Federal Aviation Administration
concurs with this proposed Plan amendment and requests that the amendment
apply not only to the existing three runways at the Aiport but also to the
proposed additional two runways.
Proposed Amendment 85-CW-29T
The Fairfax County Planning Commission is in receipt of two nominations
which pertain to Dolley Madison Boulevard (Route 123) between the George
Washington Memorial Parkway and Lewinsville Road. One nomination proposes
the widening of Dolley Madison to six lanes through this stretch, and the
other proposal seeks to limit the width of the road to the existing four
lanes. Contributing to the expected future increase in traffic along the
artery is the planned expansion of CIA Headquarters, located at the eastern
end of Dolley Madison Boulevard. The CIA, however, has worked closely with
the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation, the National Park
Service, National Capital Planning Commission, and various affected
citizens associations in order to plan for the accommodation of future
traffic resulting fran its expansion. The CIA has committed itself to work
towards the maintenance of current peak hour traffic levels at its own
facility, and has agreed to undertake local widenings and added connections
if and as they became needed. The Board of Supervisors, furthermore, has
endorsed the increase of highway capacity outside of the Beltway only. The
County staff recommendation to limit Dolley Madison Boulevard to four
lanes, therefore, is consistent not only with County Board policy, but with
the agreement worked out between the CIA and the CIA Traffic Advisory
Caroni ttee.
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Proposed Amendments 85-III-9UP, 85-III-12UP, 85-III-13UP, 85-III-17UP, 85-
III-1BR, 85-III-2BR, 85-III-3BR and 85-III-4BR
These eight nominations for Plan amendments are all located south or east
of Dulles International Airport and, by virtue of their proximity, have the
potential to be of consequence to either the airport or the access road.
The four naninations for zoning changes in the Upper Potamac Planning
District all involve changes from residential use to a higher density
residential use or to Industrial/Cannercial use. County staff recan-
mendations on these four naminations include a denial and a defferal for
the requested changes to Industrial/Office use and approval of the two
requests fora change to a higher residential density category (fran .5-
ldu/2c to 2-3 du/ac). The four naninations in the Bull Run Planning
District are all located immediately south of the airport, are impacted
adversely fran the noise fran the aircraft and have previously been zoned
industrial accordingly. The requested zoning changes consist of three
changes to Commercial use and one change to Residential use. The County
staff recommends denial of the request for a change to residential use and
2 of the 3 requests for commercial use. The remaining request for
canrnercial use is being recanmended for deferral by the staff. In the
attached letter, the Federal Aviation Administration concurs with the
County staff's recann ndations on all eight re-zoning naninations.
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