The Capital Improvement ProgramCapital improvement programThe multi-year budget for big physical projects: roads, buildings, parks, utilities. FY2026–FY2030 (CIP) is a multi-year municipal capital planning document covering city infrastructure and project investments from fiscal year 2026 through 2030. The process began with a presentation to the Planning CommissionPlanning CommissionThe appointed body that reviews land-use applications and plans first and sends a recommendation to City Council, which makes the final decision. on November 25, 2024, by City Manager Laszlo Palko, followed by a City Council work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here. on December 3, 2024.
The 2035 Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. Implementation Guide is an ongoing project that tracks the City's progress in carrying out the policies of its 2035 Comprehensive Plan, including associated Small Area PlanSmall area planA detailed plan for one neighborhood or corridor that fills in the comprehensive plan's broad goals with block-level guidance. Implementation Guides. It is updated periodically in conjunction with the Planning CommissionPlanning CommissionThe appointed body that reviews land-use applications and plans first and sends a recommendation to City Council, which makes the final decision.'s Annual Report to City Council.
- The July 13, 2026 work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here. presentation outcome has not been confirmed — no minutes or action report is available for that meeting.
- The 2025 Planning CommissionPlanning CommissionThe appointed body that reviews land-use applications and plans first and sends a recommendation to City Council, which makes the final decision. Annual Report and associated Implementation Guide updates (presented March 9, 2026) had no formal vote recorded; it is unclear whether a vote or formal transmittal to…
Gatewood Plaza is a proposed redevelopment of an existing office building (and adjacent parking structure) at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard, located at a signalized intersection directly across from Boulevard Marketplace. The applicant is seeking a Zoning Map AmendmentRezoningChanging which zoning district a property sits in, which changes what can be built there. Goes to the Planning Commission for a recommendation, then to City Council for the vote. (from CR Commercial Retail and RM Residential Medium to CR Commercial Retail), a Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. Amendment (changing the future land use designation from Commercial Corridor to Multifamily Neighborhood), a Special Use PermitSpecial use permitPermission for a use the zoning allows only case by case (a drive-through, a school, a larger building). Needs a public hearing and a council vote, and can carry conditions., and nine special exceptionsSpecial exceptionA council-approved departure from a specific zoning rule, such as parking counts or height, for one property. covering densityDensityHow many homes are allowed per acre of land., bulk, building height, bulk plane, required yards, transitional yards, parking, and resource protection area.
- Whether the city will approve or deny the zoning map amendmentRezoningChanging which zoning district a property sits in, which changes what can be built there. Goes to the Planning Commission for a recommendation, then to City Council for the vote., comprehensive planComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. amendment, special use permitSpecial use permitPermission for a use the zoning allows only case by case (a drive-through, a school, a larger building). Needs a public hearing and a council vote, and can carry conditions., and nine special exceptionsSpecial exceptionA council-approved departure from a specific zoning rule, such as parking counts or height, for one property. required for the project.
- Whether the city will adopt a revised policy position on residential development in commercial corridors outside of designated activity centers — a discussion triggered in part by this proposal and…
Gatewood Plaza, located at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard in Falls Church, is the subject of a pending redevelopment proposal seeking a zoning map amendmentRezoningChanging which zoning district a property sits in, which changes what can be built there. Goes to the Planning Commission for a recommendation, then to City Council for the vote. (from RM Residential Medium and CR Commercial Retail to CR Commercial Retail), a comprehensive planComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. amendment (from commercial corridor to multifamily neighborhood future land use designation), a special use permitSpecial use permitPermission for a use the zoning allows only case by case (a drive-through, a school, a larger building). Needs a public hearing and a council vote, and can carry conditions. for upper-story residential and mixed uses, and nine special exceptionsSpecial exceptionA council-approved departure from a specific zoning rule, such as parking counts or height, for one property. (covering densityDensityHow many homes are allowed per acre of land., building height, bulk plane, required yards, transitional yards, parking, and resource protection area). The applicant, represented by land use attorney Sarah Mariska/Morisco of Oden Feldman Pittleman, is working on behalf of 10201 Fairfax Boulevard LLC.
- Whether the city will revise its comprehensive planComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. guidance to accommodate mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. development outside of activity centers (explicitly raised as a question stemming from Gatewood feedback as of…
- Whether the applicant will submit a third submission addressing outstanding staff comments and feedback from the Planning CommissionPlanning CommissionThe appointed body that reviews land-use applications and plans first and sends a recommendation to City Council, which makes the final decision. and City Council work sessionsWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here..
The Comprehensive PlanComprehensive planThe city's long-range vision for land use, transportation, housing, and parks. Rezonings are judged partly on whether they fit it. Amendment tracked here concerns Tax Map Parcel 58-2-10-0001-A-1, the site of the Mantua Professional Center (commonly associated with the "Highlands at Mantua" / 9495 Silver King Court redevelopment proposed by RJL Associates, Inc.), located on Pickett Road approximately a half-mile south of Fairfax Boulevard. The amendment sought to change the property's Future Land Use Map designation from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type, to support a rezoningRezoningChanging which zoning district a property sits in, which changes what can be built there. Goes to the Planning Commission for a recommendation, then to City Council for the vote. from PDC (Planned Development Commercial) to PDR-ACOD (Planned Development Residential with Architectural Control Overlay District).
Accessory Dwelling UnitsAccessory dwelling unitA second, smaller home on a single-family lot: a basement apartment, a garage conversion, or a backyard cottage. (ADUs) have been a multi-year zoningZoningThe city rules that say what can be built where: uses, height, density, setbacks, and parking, by district. policy topic in the City of Fairfax. ADUs were first permitted in 2003 as a special use requiring City Council approval, transitioned to a permitted use (subject to conditions) in 2016, and historically carried an occupancy limitation restricting residents to seniors or disabled persons — a restriction City Council removed in 2025.
- Whether Virginia state legislation (analogous to Maine's ADUAccessory dwelling unitA second, smaller home on a single-family lot: a basement apartment, a garage conversion, or a backyard cottage. mandate) may preempt or interact with local ADU regulations, particularly where deed restrictions or covenants exist — raised as a…
- Whether any further technical or conforming zoning ordinanceZoningThe city rules that say what can be built where: uses, height, density, setbacks, and parking, by district. amendments related to detached ADUsAccessory dwelling unitA second, smaller home on a single-family lot: a basement apartment, a garage conversion, or a backyard cottage. remain pending beyond those already processed in fall 2026.
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