The Planning Commissioner recommended making plans clear that housing is the top priority for any redevelopment of the site while also describing what forms open space might take and detailing protections for the Winter Hill neighborhood.
The City Council approved a series of Virginia Village initiatives that include initial authorization of zoning changes and the release of a request for proposals.
The City Council gave initial authorization to critical zoning changes for the existing Virginia Village affordable housing site.
The second submission for the Lee Park II townhomes development included a large stormwater retention tank to address the Broadway owners’ concerns about overwhelming undersized storm drains.
Update: The Quinn project developers informed the Planning Commission that groundbreaking would occur late summer or fall of 2026. The expanded sewage capacity negotiated with Fairfax County allows sewage to be treated at AlexRenew.
Falls Church Forward presented a petition for a pilot to expand the Farmers Market onto the adjacent streets. Local business owners and market vendors came out strongly against this plan, and staff pointed to logistics difficulties and the risk of damaging the award-winning market.
Falls Church Police Chief Shahram Fard tells City Council that more space is needed for the Police to perform their operations securely. Systems and technologies need to be modernized, and the police fleet is not being replaced on a timely basis.
The annual Independence Day Remembrance event hosted by VPIS will be a special 250th Anniversary celebration featuring new readings, music and a tree planting. Join us to explore the struggles and successes that define our constitutional order.
Following discussion with the Planning Commission and the Economic Development Authority, the City Council elected to focus on zoning changes before releasing a request for proposals from potential development partners.
