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Planning Commission - 2026-03-11

Approves Conditional Use Permit for Cardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle drive-through) on Warrington Road, 4-2

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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…

Meeting key facts
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)

Cardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle drive-through)

Recommended 4-2
9 conditions of approval

Time-limit extension for Buc ee's of Stafford

Recommended 6-0

Time-limit extension for Cardinal Forest Retail

Recommended

Meeting 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…

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Time-limit extension for Cardinal Forest Retail (PCR 26-09)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Conditional Use Permit for Cardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle drive-through) on Warrington Road

Vote: 4-2Conditions attached
Approved

Time-limit extension for Buc ee's of Stafford (PCR 26-11)

Vote: 6-0

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)

ChairCommissioner · 4Staff · 2ApplicantApplicant's RepWitnessPublic · 9

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

ZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit

Approved 4-2ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 4-2moved by Jeff Harvey9 conditions of approval
9 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 5-YEAR UPDATE SUBCOMMITTEE NEXT MEETING – MARCH 19, 2026 @ 5:30 PM… plan amendment

No vote recorded

PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit

No vote recorded

PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit

No vote recorded

NEW TRC SUBMISSIONS 26157007 – SHERWOOD ON THE RIVER SEC 4 A SUBCONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR THE… site plan

No vote recorded

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