1. Vacant and Under-utilized
Properties in Fairfax
County: Potential Use for
Affordable Housing
ASHA S. KATTI DEC 15, 2014
GIS201 DR. M. KRIMMER

2. Objectives:
Identify vacant and under-utilized land parcels based on following
criteria:
1. The land parcel must be buildable, nine acres or, larger
2. Within two-mile distance from Metro Station and other public
transportation
3. Must be adjacent to commercial or industrial land use zone
4. Must be planned for high density residential use
5. Must be close to high poverty area

3. Data:
The datum is
NAD_1983_StatePlane_Virginia_North_FIPS_4501_Feet, Lambert
Conformal_Conic_Projection
fairfaxcounty.gov
octo.dc.gov
census.gov
yesvirginia.org

4. Large Buildable
Land
Query:
 Vacant and Under-
utilized Land
 Good and Buildable
Land Parcel
 Land parcel size nine
acres or larger
50 Large Buildable Land
Parcels

5. Bus Route Buffer
 Large Buildable Land
 Half-mile buffer from
bus routes
 5 Large Buildable
Land Parcels

6. Metro
Catchment Area
 Catchment areas:
 Quarter-mile service
area
 Half-mile service area
 One-mile service area
 4 Large Buildable Land
Parcels within two
miles from Metro
Station

7. Large Buildable Land Two-Miles From
Vienna Metro Station

8. Commercial And
Industrial Zoning
 Commercial and
Industrial Land Use
Zoning
 Potential
employment
opportunities
 Access to services
 15 Large Buildable
Land Parcels

9. High Poverty
Areas
 High poverty areas have more
than 10% of population in
poverty
 5.8 % of Fairfax residents live
in poverty (Fairfax County
Statistics-2012)
 2012 poverty threshold is
$11,945 for a single individual
under age 65 and is $23,364
for a family of four with three
children (U.S. Census Bureau)
 2 Large Buildable Land Parcels

10. Land Use Zoning
 Predominantly residential use in
Fairfax County
 Bigger metro catchment area
around metro stations along
Orange line
 Large commercial land use in
Tysons with Metro access
 Higher planned density around
Reston area
 Pockets of poverty along
transportation routes
 Dispersed buildable land

11. Potential Sites For Affordable Housing

12. Potential Land
Parcels
1. The land parcel must be
buildable, ten acres or, larger
2. Within two-mile distance from
Metro Station and other public
transportation
3. Must be adjacent to
commercial or industrial land
use zone
4. Must be planned for high
density land use
5. Must be close to high poverty
area