PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
Approved 4-2ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 4-2moved by Jeff Harvey9 conditions of approval
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Stafford County Meetings
Planning Commission, March 11, 2026
Approves Conditional Use Permit for Cardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle drive-through) on Warrington Road, 4-2
2h 34m23,118 words
117 mentionspublic hearingconditional usedensityzoningcommercialmotion to approveoverlay districtcomprehensive planland useapprovedtraffic studyrezoningdeniedresidentialsubdivisiondeferredStafford County, VA
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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)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsCardinal Forest Retail (Chipotle drive-through)
Recommended 4-29 conditions of approval
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Time-limit extension for Buc ee's of Stafford
Recommended 6-0Open this projectFollow free
Time-limit extension for Cardinal Forest Retail
RecommendedOpen this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Time-limit extension for Cardinal Forest Retail (PCR 26-09)
Six-month time-limit extension for the conditional use permit application for Cardinal Forest Retail (drive-through restaurant within B-2 Urban Commercial and Highway Corridor overlay on Parcel 44 L 1 A). The 12-month time frame expires April 25. Passed unanimously with six votes, one absent.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
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…
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
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
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Shelton
PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit
Approved 6-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 6-0
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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