Office Use Conversions in Arlington County got a step closer as the county released draft amendments to its zoning ordinance to implement the next phase of the county's Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative (CMRI). This...more
Several jurisdictions throughout Virginia, particularly in the northern suburbs of the Washington, DC metropolitan area, are pushing the envelope on green building practices. These efforts come at a time when the development...more
Fairfax County is in the process of amending its Zoning Ordinance provisions pertaining to data centers in response to the increasing presence of such facilities within the region....more
Fauquier County and Fairfax County are tightening zoning regulations for data center developments.
In March, the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors approved zoning changes for the Vint Hill area's Planned Commercial...more
On December 14, 2023, the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors adopted policy guidance for data center development. The Data Center Development Policy limits where data centers can be established and regulates various aspects...more
In February 2024, the Arlington County Board is expected to advertise significant changes to Arlington planning and zoning approval practices. In the second phase of the Commercial Market Resiliency Initiative (CMRI), the...more
When George Sheetz planned to build an 1800-square-foot manufactured home on his California property, he could hardly have thought his routine permit request would end up at the U.S. Supreme Court. But when the County of El...more
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Last Thursday, the Supreme Court of Virginia, in Berry v. Board of Supervisors, struck down the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance Amendment, familiarly known as zMod, which had been in effect since July 1, 2021....more
DC Mayor Muriel E. Bowser's administration continues to seek ways to achieve its goal of building 12,000 new dedicated affordable housing units by 2025.
In the year since the city's Zoning Commission approved "IZ Plus," an...more
Home-delivered goods were having a moment, even before the pandemic. But soon after locking down in early 2020, Americans began relying on home delivery like never before....more