March 11, 2026 BZA - Mar 11, 2026
meeting
Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals
1h 24m
8 agenda items
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What are the opening procedures and rules for the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting?
Good morning. The march eleventh, two thousand twenty six meeting of the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals will please come to order. Are there any m matters to be presented by members? If not, I'll review our procedures for those of you who have not been here before. Once your case is called, please step up front to the microphone and I will ask anyone who wishes to speak to that particular case to stand, raise your right hand and face the clerk on on the left to take an oath. Once that's done, the applicant will be asked to state their name and address for the record and whether or not they reaffirm the affidavit as previously submitted. The applicant will then be asked to have a seat in the front row um while we get the location and a report from staff.
Once we have heard the staff report, the applicant will have up to ten minutes to give their justification for whatever it is they are seeking today. The ten minute limit is due to the fact we have detailed staff reports that do contain the initial justification in them, but the applicant can feel free to add to that if they'd like to do so. I'll then ask if there's anyone who would like to speak um to the application. If you've not already signed up to speak, if you would please do so with the clerk um at the desk on your left. Each individual speaker will be given up to three minutes in which to speak. If you represent a citizens' association, you'll be given up to five minutes. If there are any speakers in opposition,
The applicant or the applicant's agent will have up to five minutes of rebuttal time. And once you have spoken, you may not come back to do so again unless asked by a member of this um board. So we have a quorum here this morning. We can get started with our um Consent agenda which items which the consent agenda we has been recently added, um, which is basically just uh list of any routine um non controversial items that don't really require discussion um or amendment. Um And then they're voted on by a block. It's just a time saving efficiency measure for us. Uh today we only have the february eleventh, two thousand twenty five minutes, twenty six minutes, excuse me, and if uh there are no objections.
to um or modifications to those minutes, the consent item is adopted by unanimous consent. So next we will move to our public hearing section, um, beginning with Michael J. McNall Trustee and Paige W. McNall Trustee and SP 2025. SU dash zero zero one ten
What is the proposed detached accessory living unit (ALU) and why does staff recommend its approval?
And Everyone who wants to speak to this matter. If you would please stand. Raise your right hand um to take an oath.
Do you swear or affirm that your testimony will be the truth under penalty of the law?
Yes. Yes, I do. Great. Good morning. Good
morning.
Um if you would please state your name and address for the record today.
My name is Paige W. McNall and I live at one one nine zero zero Shady Mill Lane in Herndon, Virginia. Two zero one seven one.
Perfect. Thank you. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. This is Fahan Mojgani from Civil Learn. I'm an agent for the uh homeowner. Uh my artist one twenty twenty uh Transit Hill Road. Uh Reston Virginia two zero one nine zero. I'm on on affidavit too. Thank you. Ms. McNall,
do you reaffirm the affidavit as was previously submitted?
Yes I do.
Okay. Wonderful. If you just have a seat, we'll hear from staff and come back to you. Hi there.
Anna Santiago with the Department of Planning and Development. I'm here to present the following application requesting a detached accessory living unit. The subject property is a two acre rectangular shaped interior lot located on the north side of Shady Mill Lane, a private street serving six properties off Fox Mill Road between Bennett Road and Folkestone Drive in the Hidden Valley Subdivision in Herndon. Similar similar residential properties in Hidden Valley lie to the east, west and south and are categorized by a mix of wooded areas and open lawn, with houses set far back from the front lot lines and widely separated. To the north, the lot abuts a large tract of undeveloped wooded land owned by the Fairfax County Park Authority.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What are the opening procedures and rules for the Fairfax County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting?
0:47–4:01
2
What is the proposed detached accessory living unit (ALU) and why does staff recommend its approval?
4:01–11:13
3
How do easement and utility concerns affect the ALU’s setback reduction request?
11:13–16:26
4
What arguments were made during the motion and vote on the ALU application?
16:26–23:47
5
What is the setback‑reduction request for the carport‑to‑garage conversion and what are the key issues?
23:47–37:50
6
Why is a six‑foot front‑yard fence being sought and what zoning rules apply?
37:50–59:31
7
What are the design details and compliance concerns for the proposed front‑porch/roof‑deck?
59:31–1:19:02
8
How does the board conclude the meeting and what are the final actions?
1:19:02–1:23:58