Plan Amendment # SSPA 2023-IV-2S (Franconia Triangle Study) – Staff Report
The following Staff Report has been posted on the Department of Planning and Development Website, Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments page:
SSPA 2023-IV-2S: Franconia Triangle Study - On April 11, 2023, the Board of Supervisors authorized the Franconia Triangle Study to evaluate and update Plan recommendation #3 of the S-9 Beulah Community Planning Sector, including but not limited to specific considerations for the proposed land use mix and density/intensity proposed for land areas within the study area accepted into the 2022-2023 Countywide Site Specific Plan Amendment (SSPA) process. A nomination (CPN22-LE-003, referred to as “Beulah Street SSPA”) to redevelop and repurpose two office buildings for single-family detached and multifamily residential uses was submitted via the SSPA process. Additionally, the proposed redevelopment of the Franconia Governmental Center with affordable multifamily residential use was included in the planning study area.
Plan Amendment # SSPA 2023-IV-2S concerns approximately 22.75 acres of land bounded by Franconia Road, Beulah Street and Grovedale Drive in the Franconia Supervisor District. The area is planned for public facility, governmental and institutional use, office use, and retail use up to 0.25 FAR. The amendment will consider:
- Retail use up to 0.30 FAR along Franconia Road and for Tax Map Parcel 81-3((5))13;
- Multi-family residential use up to 120 units for the Franconia Governmental Center (Tax Map Parcels 81-3 ((5)) 3A, 2A, 2B, 2C1 and 83-3 ((8)) 503);
- Multi-family and attached residential use up to 12 dwelling units per acre for the Beulah Street SSPA site (Tax Map Parcels 81-3 ((5)) 15, 15A, 15B, 15C, 17C and 17D);
- Attached residential use on Tax Map Parcel 81-3 ((5)) 16 subject to consolidation or coordination of development with the adjacent residentially planned parcels. (Direct link to staff report).
Planning Commission public hearing: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 7:30 P.M.
Board of Supervisors public hearing: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 4:00 P.M.
More information can be found at the project website:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/planning-development/plan-amendments/franconia-triangle
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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