PC, May 13, 2026
Recommends approval: 1950 Old Gallows rezoning to PTC for multifamily in Tysons, unanimous
What happened
On May 13, 2026, the PC recommended approval of 1950 Old Gallows rezoning to PTC for multifamily in Tysons (unanimous).
The Fairfax County Planning Commission found the 2232-2025-SU-00010 application to convert the former King Abdullah Academy at 2949/2950/2954 Education Drive into Skyview High School (Phase 1, up to 1,000 students) in accord with the comprehensive plan by unanimous voice vote.
- Jurisdiction
- Fairfax County, VA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- May 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 7 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings1950 Old Gallows
RecommendedSkyview High School public facility (2232)
RecommendedSweetgreen drive-thru
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 7
Deferral of SE-2025-MA-00035
Planning Commission deferred the public hearing for SE-2025-MA-00035 to June 3, 2026 by voice vote.
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Key Decisions (7)
Deferral of SE-2025-MA-00035
Skyview High School public facility (2232) at Education Drive
Sweetgreen drive-thru special exception at 6220 Old Dominion Drive
1950 Old Gallows rezoning to PTC for multifamily in Tysons
Pulte Home rezoning/FDP in Reston (Lofts II) deferred
PFM Chapter 7 streetlight amendment
Follow-on motion: streetlight design integration guidance
Full write-ups and conditions for all 7 decisions in Pro.
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (5)
Skyview High School (former King Abdullah Academy)
Other
Sweetgreen Sweet Lane drive-thru
Commercial
1950 Old Gallows (Worthington Park)
Residential
2 additional development records with full detail in Pro.
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
County leadership cited roughly 100,000 entitled-but-undelivered residential units, prompting a…
Commercial Demand
Multiple Tysons and Reston projects involve converting underutilized or obsolete…
Infrastructure
Pedestrian connectivity gaps near Wiehle-Reston Metro remain unresolved after 7+…
2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Staff, 2 Chair, 3 Public, 4 Applicant Rep, 1 Clerk, 5 Commissioner.
Identified name roles: 4 Staff, 4 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Sherry Aiken, Applicant Rep.
7 more identified names in Pro: 4 Staff, 3 Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (14)
131 recorded timestamps
- approved (16 timestamps)
- public hearing (23 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (27 timestamps)
- zoning (13 timestamps)
- industrial (3 timestamps)
- residential (20 timestamps)
Decision moments (7)
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