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Fairfax County staff outlines PRC amendment that would allow small facility upgrades without full PRC plan; Reston board raises questions
Summary
Fairfax County Planning staff presented proposed changes to Planned Residential Community (PRC) rules that would allow some community facilities and accessory structures to be approved administratively. Reston Association directors pressed staff on how the changes would affect RA facilities such as pools, enclosures and court enclosures.
Fairfax County planning staff presented proposed edits to PRC regulations and answered Reston Association directors' questions about how the changes would affect recreational facilities and community open space.
Bill Malan of Fairfax County's Department of Planning and Development described a multi-step outreach and drafting process; county staff said earlier white papers and a March revision had informed the current draft. Malan said the draft seeks to let certain changes to PRC community facilities be processed without a full PRC plan, while keeping larger or more impactful changes subject to the PRC public-hearing process.
Key elements in staff's draft: - PRC plan exceptions for small community facilities: staff proposed a one-time new building or addition for community facilities and RA-managed common open space up to…
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