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October 28, 2026 Planning Commission Meeting, October 28, 2026

Recommends approval: Onville Village rezoning, Onville Road at Evans Lane, 4-2

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On October 28, 2026, the October 28, 2026 Planning Commission recommended approval of Onville Village rezoning, Onville Road at Evans Lane (4-2).

The Stafford County Planning Commission recommended approval of the Onville Village rezoning (proposed ordinance O26-37), 8.37 acres on Onville Road at Evans Lane and Garrison Woods Drive, from R-1/B-2 to R-3 for 57 affordable rental units (100% at 60% AMI for 30 years) by Standa…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Stafford County, VA
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
October 28, 2026
Decisions
8 zoning decisions
Outcome
Recommends approval, 4-2
Next step
Final board vote (pending)

Projects in this meeting (4)

Block length waiver, Estates

Recommended
Open this project

Dominion Energy tower

Recommended
Open this project

Onville Village

Recommended 4-2
Onville Road at Evans Lane and Garrison Woods Drive · Standard Development
11 conditions of approval

Block length waiver, AB Park Farm subdivision

Recommended
Open this project

Free sample: decision 1 of 8

Onville Village rezoning, Onville Road at Evans Lane

The Commission recommended approval of rezoning 8.37 acres (tax map parcels 20-86C, 20-86E, 20-86F, 20-70, 20-73) from R-1 and B-2 to R-3. The project is 57 multifamily units by Standard Development. All units are restricted to 60% AMI for 30 years under a HUD loan. Cash proffers total $6,749.30 per unit ($384,710.10): $5,000 for schools and $1,749.30 for fire/rescue. The vote was 4-2 with one member absent; the chair stated opposition, preferring to keep commercial zoning. This was continued from the September 9 deferral.

  • minimum 1 acre tree preservation
  • playground no less than 3,500 sq ft
  • $5,000/unit school proffer
  • $1,749.30/unit fire and rescue proffer
  • 100% of units at 60% AMI for 30 years
  • marketing to military, veterans, teachers, first responders, government employees
  • NFPA 13D sprinklers
  • right turn lane on Onville Road into Evans Lane
  • pedestrian connectivity study for county and VDOT
  • parcels south of Onville Road undeveloped
  • relocate Evans Lane

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Key Decisions (8)

Approved

Onville Village rezoning, Onville Road at Evans Lane

Vote: 4-211 conditions attached
Approved

Comprehensive plan compliance review, Dominion Energy tower replacement

Vote: unanimousMoved by Shelton
Approved

CUP for Dominion Energy 224-ft telecommunications tower

Vote: unanimous7 conditions attachedMoved by Shelton
Approved

Stafford Crossing Community Church proffer amendment

Vote: unanimous3 conditions attachedMoved by Oates
Approved

Stafford Crossing Community Church CUP amendment

Vote: unanimous8 conditions attachedMoved by Oates
Approved

Block length waiver, AB Park Farm subdivision

Vote: unanimousMoved by Shelton
Approved

Block length waiver, Estates at Alcotti Run subdivision

Vote: unanimousMoved by Shelton
Approved

Six-month time extensions for four applications

Vote: unanimous

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Zoning Changes (1)

Development Activity (8)

Onville Village

Residential

Dominion Energy Fredericksburg Area Microwave Tower Replacement

Infrastructure

Stafford Crossing Community Church expansion

Other

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Market Signals (4)

Housing Demand

Stafford has about 5,000 approved but unbuilt residential lots in…

Infrastructure

Elementary and high schools serving the Onville area exceed 90%…

Sentiment

Public opposition to data centers is growing, focused on noise…

Other

Planning applications rose from 7 in 2017 to 33 in…

Agenda results

PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit

Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Shelton7 conditions of approval

7 recorded conditions. Full condition text is available in Pro.

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PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit

Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Oates8 conditions of approval

8 recorded conditions. Full condition text is available in Pro.

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PLANNING AND ZONING conditional use permit

No vote recorded

Who spoke

20 distinct speakers; 12 identified names.

All speaker roles: 2 Chair, 5 Staff, 3 Public, 2 Applicant, 2 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 3 Unknown, 1 Attorney.

Identified name roles: 5 Staff, 2 Applicant, 2 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair.

Speaker sample: Lee Garrison, Applicant.

11 more identified names in Pro: 5 Staff, 2 Commissioner, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant.

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Zoning terms (18)

135 recorded timestamps

  • public hearing (8 timestamps)
  • residential (12 timestamps)
  • zoning (20 timestamps)
  • commercial (6 timestamps)
  • deferred (1 timestamps)
  • rezoning (3 timestamps)

Decision moments (8)

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