Planning Commision 09/16/2026, September 16, 2026
Recommends approval: Rezoning REZ-2026-00005 Independent Hill Village, unanimous
What happened
On September 16, 2026, the Planning Commision 09/16/2026 recommended approval of Rezoning REZ-2026-00005 Independent Hill Village (unanimous).
The Prince William County Planning Commission recommended approval of five expedited-agenda land-use cases in a unanimous 8-0 vote, including rezoning REZ-2026-00012 (Westcott), rezoning REZ-2026-00005 (Independent Hill Village), special use permit SUP-2025-00031 (Chick-fil-A Vir…
- Jurisdiction
- Prince William County, VA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, unanimous
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsSUP-2025-00031
RecommendedSUP-2026-00007
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 6
Temporary procedural rules on Commission debate and notice of bylaw amendment
Vice Chair Justice moved to adopt for the September 16 meeting only procedures governing questions, statements, discussion, and debate (paragraphs A-F, limiting members to two rounds of five minutes), and to give notice of intent to vote on October 14, 2026 on permanently adding these to the bylaws under section 7-1.1. Passed 6-2 with Commissioners Carroll and Ross voting no; Commissioner Scheifler noted disappointment at not receiving a copy beforehand.
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Key Decisions (6)
Temporary procedural rules on Commission debate and notice of bylaw amendment
Rezoning REZ-2026-00012 Westcott
Rezoning REZ-2026-00005 Independent Hill Village
Special Use Permit SUP-2025-00031 Chick-fil-A Virginia Gateway
Special Use Permit SUP-2026-00007 Common Recovery
Proffer Amendment REZ-2026-00007 Independent Hill Village PRA
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Development Activity (6)
Chick-fil-A Virginia Gateway drive-thru expansion
Commercial
Westcott
Residential
Independent Hill Village
Residential
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Market Signals (2)
Infrastructure
Prince William County is widening Devlin Road from University Boulevard…
Commercial Demand
Chick-fil-A is expanding its Virginia Gateway location with a second…
Who spoke
15 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 4 Staff, 2 Public, 7 Commissioner, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 7 Commissioner, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Brown, Chair.
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Zoning terms (5)
13 recorded timestamps
- rezoning (2 timestamps)
- special use permit (5 timestamps)
- public hearing (4 timestamps)
- motion to approve (1 timestamps)
- tabled (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (6)
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