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| An office building in Annandale. |
In December the BoS approved an amendment to the county’s Comprehensive Plan making it easier to repurpose vacant, partially vacant, and underutilized office buildings in designated “activity centers” – such as Annandale, Bailey’s Crossroads, Seven Corners, Tysons, and Reston – and industrial areas.
The plan amendment endorsed by the Planning Commission last week would extend that provision to include office buildings outside of activity centers, which would encompass the entire county.
There are more than 607,000 square feet of vacant office in residential areas.
Office repurposing projects would not need a specific site plan amendment, but the BoS could authorize such an amendment if needed. These projects would still have to go through the rezoning process, which includes public hearings.