Fairfax County planning staff, applicant outline plan to allow nine homes on Church of the Good Shepherd parcel; neighbors press stormwater and tree‑loss risks

Fairfax County planning staff and the applicant presented a proposed comprehensive‑plan amendment that would permit development of up to nine single‑family homes on a parcel removed from the Church of the Good Shepherd site, prompting neighbors to press for tree‑preservation details, stormwater controls and school and traffic impacts.

Michael Weng of the Department of Planning and Development opened the session and reviewed the proposal and agency comments, saying the county has preliminarily determined the proposed density fits the corridor and that detailed protections would be developed at rezoning. "Your voice is very important in this process," Braddock District Supervisor Rachna Sizemore Heizer said in opening remarks.

The applicant's revised concept proposes nine homes accessed from the church property, retention of a 35‑foot buffer on the north side and a 50‑foot conservation easement. County staff said Fairfax Water and sanitary sewer capacity exist for the change but the site currently lacks…