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Planning director highlights 3,675 new housing units and new affordable-dwelling ordinance; housing office to manage gap-funding competition
Summary
Planning Director Tanya Washington told the commission the county recorded board approvals for 3,675 new housing units and 2.7 million sq ft of commercial/industrial space in 2025; she said the board adopted an Affordable Dwelling Unit ordinance (targeting households at about 50%–80% AMI) and established a housing fund to provide gap financing, with the Office of Housing and Community Development managing competitive funding.
At the Jan. 14 Prince William County Planning Commission meeting, Planning Director Tanya Washington outlined planning office accomplishments and new affordable-housing tools the county will use to support deeper affordability.
Washington said a county document of 2025 accomplishments (to be shared with commissioners) shows the Board of County Supervisors approved land-use decisions that will result in roughly 3,675 new housing units and about 2,700,000 square feet of commercial and industrial development. She said these projects were reviewed by the Planning Commission and are intended to support housing and economic growth in a county whose population now exceeds 500,000.
Washington highlighted three accomplishments led or co-sponsored by the planning office: a Sudley Road technical-assistance panel report produced with the Urban Land Institute to guide future small-area planning for the corridor; a county adoption of an Affordable Dwelling Unit ordinance designed to help households at deeper affordability levels (noting the ordinance aims to assist households at around 50%–80% of area median income); and creation of an affordable housing fund to provide gap financing to support production of affordable units.
When commissioners asked how residents or developers apply for affordable units or gap funding, Washington said the Office of Housing and Community Development will manage the affordable housing fund and will establish a competitive application process for developers. She said the housing office is working on a website that will list affordable housing projects and provide contact information for developers or operators so residents can follow up directly.
Washington also noted a state Senate bill, SB 74 ("affordable housing local zoning ordinance authority"), carried by Senator McPike, has been introduced again; she said if it is enacted the county may revisit the local ordinance. Washington said the planning office and county attorneyoffice have been coordinating on legal review and implementation details and that further information will be distributed to commissioners as it becomes available.
