1946 Greenbriar Hall, Dumfries, VA 22026

Planned Mixed Use District

The Planned Development-Mixed Use District PMD is intended to encourage and accommodate a mix of commercial, office, and residential development with flexibility of design necessary to implement the economic development goals and objectives as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. More specifically, it is intended to implement the community employment center and regional employment center land use classifications of the Comprehensive Plan. The PMD provides a single zoning district which promotes an integrated business community within which businesses and residences are conveniently linked. The PMD should be established in areas served by a freeway or interstate highway or serviced by a minor arterial or greater designation roadway. The objectives of the PMD are: To promote a comprehensively planned business community that may include commercial services and a residential component.; To encourage coordination of campus-like office park and employment centers with residential areas, linked by pedestrian walkways through open space.; To reduce vehicular traffic by promoting employment and housing opportunities in close proximity to one another.