Draft Master Plan

On August 24, 2007, the Master Plan Steering Committee met to discuss the Draft Master Plan and Design Guidelines. The Steering Committee Meeting developed the following suggestions for moving the Draft Master Plan forward:

• Agreement to a shared vision of redevelopment for the Fairfax Boulevard Corridor.
• Transportation Solutions including connecting street networks throughout the corridor, creating the five plus two slow lanes (5+2 configuration), and looking to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority for new opportunities to improve streets within the City of Fairfax.
• Agreement to learn more about the Form-Based Code zoning approach and research other jurisdictions who have implemented this zoning.
• Agreement to look at “centers” as a whole for redevelopment and not just parcel by parcel land use.

The City of Fairfax staff is currently working on a Draft Master Plan Vision and Summary Brochure which will be available for review and comment in Winter 2008.

Your continued participation and input is critical to the success of this plan. Please take the time to become involved. You can submit comments to info@fairfaxboulevard.com or call 1-877-FFX-5029

The Master Planning Team first presented the Draft Master Plan to the community at a public meeting on May 15, 2007. The Draft Report is available in chapter form below.

Master Plan Publications	Size
Draft Master Plan Report- May 15, 2007
Chapter 1 Research & Analysis	2.5 MB
Chapter 2 Creating the Plan	753 K
Chapter 3 First Principles	1.1 MB
Chapter 4 Special Places	4.8 MB
Chapter 5 Transportation Analysis	3.3 MB
Chapter 6 Economic Analysis	801 K
Chapter 7 Implementation	112 K
Appendix A Draft Form-Based Code	107 K
Appendix B Using GIS for Economic Development	50 K
Appendix C Detailed Synchro and Sidra Analysis	125 K
Draft Master Plan Handout	28 K
Draft Master Plan Newspaper Advertisement	51 K
Wrap-up Presentation - March 29, 2007
Wrap-up Presentation Part 1	4.5 MB
Wrap-up Presentation Part 2	2.6 MB
Wrap-up Presentation Part 3	434 Kb
Wrap-up Presentation Part 4	2.7 MB
Wrap-up Presentation Part 5	2.2 MB
Master Plan Brochure	333 Kb
Master Plan Involvement Letter	331 Kb
Master Plan Key Involvement Opportunities	50 Kb

The Fairfax Boulevard Partnership and the City of Fairfax entered into a contract with Dover, Kohl & Partners, a nationally recognized planning firm, to develop a Master Plan and Design Guidelines to shape the future of the Fairfax Corridor. These two documents will be created with considerable input from the City’s residents, businesses, and land owners.

The Master Plan will serve as a general guide to the redevelopment efforts along the Corridor. All plans for improvements in the public right-of-way, plans for establishing a distinctive identity for the Corridor, and any general changes to the character of the Corridor will be addressed in the Master Plan. The Master Plan will include recommendations for desirable types of development along various portions of the Corridor, individual case studies addressing public improvements, buffers to residential neighborhoods, and the improvements to the streetscape. Urban design guidelines that address the relationships between buildings and streets will also be covered by the Master Plan.

The Design Guidelines will guide the design and review of architecture and landscaping of future private development along the Corridor. Specific architectural details preferred for buildings and sites will be covered in the Design Guidelines.

The Draft Master Plan dated May 15, 2007 has not been finalized yet. However, when finalized it will be available to the public.

For more information please visit the City of Fairfax website.