Community Corner
Reston Density Increase Proposal Is Dead -- For Now
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has tabled the proposed controversial Reston density limit increase.
RESTON, VA -- Pressure from the community has apparently been successful in killing a proposal to increase the density limit in Reston.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had planned to discuss the controversial proposal to raise the density limit in the Reston Planned Residential Community (PRC) zone on Tuesday night, but Supervisor Cathy Hudgins reportedly submitted a motion to "indefinitely defer" the proposed zoning amendment, and the motion was approved. Fairfax County will have to completely revisit the issue at a later date.
The agenda for the March 5 meeting had listed the Reston PRC discussion as the very last item with a start time of 4:30 p.m.
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Had the issue stayed on the agenda, the meeting likely would have been swarmed with activists who oppose the density limit increase on the basis that Reston is already overdeveloped and an increase in the density limit would lead to an explosion in growth when the infrastructure isn't able to support it.
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The County Executive was expected to make a recommendation at this hearing.
"The purpose of the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendment is to implement the updated Reston Master Plan," the old agenda states. "The amendment proposes an increase in the maximum overall density permitted in the Reston PRC District to a number between the current 13 persons/acre up to 15 persons/acre. The amendment would also allow the Board to approve residential development up to 70 dwelling units per acre for certain high density residentially designated properties in the Reston PRC District that are located within the transit station areas (TSAs) and planned for 'Mixed Use,' if the proposal is in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Plan."
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