Development OK’d by Fairfax Co. board, despite staff’s rejection

Published May 19, 2006 4:00am ET



A shopping center anchored by a Harris Teeter grocery store is on track to find a home on Route 50, despite a negative review by Fairfax County planning staff.

Current guidelines call for a moratorium on new commercial development on that part of the highway, which is why the Planning and Zoning Department rejected a request to revise the comprehensive plan to accommodate the project, according to planner Lindsay Mason. The comprehensive plan guides land use policy in the county.

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