Planning Commission - 2026-03-11
Approves Conditional Use Permit for Cardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle drive-through) on Warrington Road, 4-2
What happened
The Stafford County Planning Commission recommended approval (4-2) of a conditional use permit (CUP 25156399) for a drive-through Chipotle restaurant at the Cardinal Forest Retail project on Warrington Road (Parcel 44 L 1 A), filed by Warrington Road Investments LLC and developed…
- Jurisdiction
- Stafford County, VA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 4-2
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle drive-through)
Recommended 4-2Time-limit extension for Buc ee's of Stafford
Recommended 6-0Time-limit extension for Cardinal Forest Retail
RecommendedMeeting Summary
The Stafford County Planning Commission recommended approval (4-2) of a conditional use permit (CUP 25156399) for a drive-through Chipotle restaurant at the Cardinal Forest Retail project on Warrington Road (Parcel 44 L 1 A), filed by Warrington Road Investments LLC and developed…
Key Decisions (3)
Time-limit extension for Cardinal Forest Retail (PCR 26-09)
Conditional Use Permit for Cardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle drive-through) on Warrington Road
Time-limit extension for Buc ee's of Stafford (PCR 26-11)
Development Activity (6)
Cardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle restaurant with drive-through)
Commercial
Tractor Supply (adjacent commercial development)
Commercial
Buc ee's of Stafford
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Stafford County's Route 17 corridor shows active fast-food/retail demand, with…
Infrastructure
VDOT's strict access-management on primary corridors (US 17, US 1,…
Infrastructure
Data center water supply is constrained: the Akakik/Albuquerque proposal is…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 4 commissioners, 2 staff members, the applicant, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 9 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5-YEAR UPDATE SUBCOMMITTEE NEXT MEETING – MARCH 19, 2026 @ 5:30 PM… plan amendment
PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
NEW TRC SUBMISSIONS 26157007 – SHERWOOD ON THE RIVER SEC 4 A SUBCONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR THE… site plan
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