The document outlines Fairfax County's strategic plan to facilitate economic success through improving various programs and processes. It discusses 12 programs aimed at building frameworks for change, conducting outreach, expanding project management, reviewing codes and ordinances, training staff, defining service delivery models, engaging stakeholders, and establishing technology strategies. Key initiatives include a joint training academy, a customer information center, piloting project management approaches, streamlining proffer language, assisting small businesses, improving parking management, and supporting new restaurants. The document requests input on prioritizing zoning ordinance work, minor modification provisions, a new proffer compliance matrix, and participating in e-plans for rezonings and site plans.

1. FALL, 2016

2. Strategic Plan to Facilitate the Economic Success of Fairfax County
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Economic Success
“… no community has a preordained right to
prosperity. Prosperity can only be achieved
and sustained when a community's citizens,
businesses, and government work in concert
for everyone's benefit.
Success requires examining our goals,
strategies, and approaches.”
Adopted by the BOS on March 3, 2015.

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Program for Improvement

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P1 – Build a Framework to Facilitate Change (formerly, Establish Leadership and Governance)
P2 – Orchestrate Culture Change and Conduct Communications Outreach
P3 – Expand Project Management Function
P4 – Review and Revise Codes and Ordinances
P5 – Establish a Training and Mentoring Program
P6 – Develop Career Path and Update Compensation Model
P7 – Define and Implement Future Service Delivery Model
P8 – Educate Stakeholders and Make Information Accessible
P9 – Establish Long-term Technology Strategy and Implement
P10 – Enhance Citizen Engagement in Review Process (formerly, Enhance Citizen Engagement in
Review Process Across Magisterial Districts)
P11 – Optimize Organizational Alignments
P12 – Transition to Enterprise Fund
Programs for Improvement

5. Consultant Assistance:
• Comprehensive Assessment of the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance
• Comprehensive Strategy For Stakeholder Engagement
• Serve as an Extension of Staff Resources to Address Certain Items Listed on the
2016 Zoning Ordinance Amendment Work Program
P4.1: Review and Revise Codes and Ordinances
Diagnostic Review of the Zoning Ordinance

6. 1. The County’s ultimate goal is to develop a clear and user friendly Zoning Ordinance that:
a. Provides a predictable set of land use regulations that are easily understood by all
stakeholders including administrators, county staff, elected and appointed officials,
the public and the development community;
b. Aligns with the County’s adopted Comprehensive Plan, the Strategic Plan to
Facilitate Economic Success, and other adopted policies and Board initiatives;
c. Incorporates contemporary urban development standards, best practices and
market trends;
d. Eliminates outdated, unclear or contradictory language and the need for frequent
and extensive interpretations;
e. Uses illustrations, graphics, charts, tables, hyperlinks and other tools in a user-
friendly manner to convey standards and is formatted to adapt to various electronic
devices and platforms and interface consistently with other county regulations;
f. Improves the efficiency of the land development process by reducing the reliance on
certain types of legislative approvals, streamlining administrative review, approval
and permitting for routine matters;
g. Minimizes the creation of nonconformities; and
h. Ensures consistency with state enabling authority and other local, state and federal
laws and regulations and is legally defensible

7. 1) Define & diagram the existing Zoning Ordinance Amendment Work
Program Process;
2) Identify issues and gaps in the Work Program Process;
3) Improve stakeholder outreach prior to Work Program formulation,
during staff analysis of specific amendments and prior to BOS
authorization;
4) Evaluate use of a workgroup to collaborate with staff during the
amendment process;
5) Consider consolidating/integrating Code development groups;
6) Establish standard operating procedures and amendment schedule;
and
7) Identify other process improvement alternatives
P4.2: Review and Revise Codes and Ordinances: Zoning Amendment Process Improvement

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Top Seven Initiatives
Joint Training Academy
Land Development 101 for all employees – big picture, culture, advancement
Customer Information Center
Opened 8/15 – intended as a first resource in the Herrity Building
Project Management Approach Pilot
Looking at different project management options
Proffer Cross-Agency Team
Consistency in language, clarifying review process, simplifying language
Small Business/Retail Strategy
Mapping processes, looking at definitions, streamlining services, new website
Parking Management
New website, eliminated redundancies, improved
availability
Opening Restaurants
New website, turbo tax model, restaurant guide

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Proffer Compliance Matrix

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AREAS OF INPUT NEEDED
Prioritization of Remaining 2016 Zoning Ordinance Work Program
Items
Prioritization of Suggested changes to the Minor Modification
Provisions
Feedback on Proffer Compliance Matrix
Volunteers to Participate in E-Plans (Rezoning & Site Plan Process)

15. FOR MORE INFORMATION
Meaghan Kiefer
Office of the County Executive
Regulatory Initiatives Coordinator
Herrity – 655
703-324-5880
Meaghan.Kiefer@FairfaxCounty.gov
Regina Coyle
Department of Planning and Zoning
Herrity -756
(703) 324-1214
Regina.Coyle@FairfaxCounty.gov
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