Reston Golf Course Nominations Rejected By Fairfax County Supervisors

RESTON, VA — Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted down proposals to advance the redevelopment of Reston's two golf courses as part of the 2022-2023 Site-Specific Plan Amendment nomination process.

Since the start of the SSPA process in October, the county received a total of 75 nominations seeking to amend the comprehensive plan.

With 15 nominations, the Hunter Mill District received the most nominations of any district. These included one each from the owners of Reston National Golf Course and Hidden Creek Country Club.

Read more about all of the 2022-2023 SSPA nominations.

In the Reston National nomination, Steve Siegel, representing fellow owners Virginia Investment Partners 2019 LLC, sought to redevelop a portion of the property's 168 acres for a mixed-use village with a mix of retail and low- to mid-rise residential. The residential component was described as workforce housing. The remaining 100 acres would be available for publicly accessible open space.

In their nomination, the owners of Hidden Creek also proposed creating 100 acres of open space for their 164 parcel. The remaining 64 acres would be used for a "modest number of residential units," according to the proposal's statement of justification.

While the board of supervisors approved most of the nominations at its meeting on Tuesday, only a handful failed to receive the board's backing. Both the Hidden Creek and Reston National nominations were rejected by the board.

Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn released the following statement on Tuesday:

"I have consistently stated (Reston National and Hidden Creek statements) that, to earn my support, any proposal to change the comprehensive plan for properties from their current respective 'golf course' designations would need support from surrounding communities. Even after considerable community engagement and outreach by the owners of the golf courses, nearby residents — by a large majority — and their cluster association leaders contacted my office and clearly stated that they did not support changing the zoning comprehensive plan designation of the two golf courses.

"My commitment to community-based comprehensive planning is unchanged."

Also see ...

Reston National Golf Course Owners To Assert Underlying Zoning Rights

Reston National Golf Course Redevelopment: Alcorn Opposes Plan Change