Paul Cunningham
On the record
Positions recorded in minutes, by topic.
Voted yes on July 8, 2024 to adopt Resolution PC-24-02 approving the Fairfax Circle Small Area Plan and recommending City Council approval.
Voted yes on Planning Commission Resolution PC-24-02 on July 8, 2024. No separate recorded comments beyond the vote.
Mr. Cunningham was the sole dissenting vote when the Planning Commission recommended approval of the ordinance on September 9, 2024, voting against the motion (6:1). No recorded verbal comments from him on this topic are available in the material.
Voted no on the motion to recommend approval and yes on the motion to recommend denial at the June 23, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, on grounds that the proposal was not in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted City goals and policies as currently presented.
At the November 24, 2025 meeting, Commissioner Cunningham suggested a discussion or review of Comprehensive Plan or Small Area Plan items, which prompted broader conversation about how to structure that kind of review using the implementation guides as a starting point.
Voted yes on July 14, 2025 to recommend City Council approval of the proposed ordinance amendments; no recorded verbal comments in the material.
Recorded as voting 'aye' on the July 27, 2026 Planning Commission motion related to 94-95 Silver King Court (an adjacent agenda item preceding the Northfax Phase Four work session); no specific comments on Northfax recorded in the material.
Voting record
Motion to amend Chapter 110 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia
Proposed amendments to the Code of the City of Fairfax, Chapter 86 (Subdivisions)
Final consideration of the Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP)
Consideration of a recommendation to the City Council on the Proposed Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2027 to Fiscal Year 2031
Appointment of a Planning Commission representative to the Façade and Interiors Improvement Grant Committee
Consideration of the November 10, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Consideration of the October 13, 2025 meeting minutes
Discussion / Adoption of Agenda
Appointment of a Planning Commission representative to the Board of Architectural Review
Proposed amendments to the Code of the City of Fairfax, Chapter 110 (Zoning) – Accessory Dwelling Unit Occupancy, Reducing Special Use Permits, and Miscellaneous Amendments
Motion to amend Chapter 110 of the Code of the City of Fairfax, Virginia as part of the regular review of the Zoning Ordinance
Rezoning Application Z-23-00073 – The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC – 4131 Chain Bridge Road
Rezoning Application Z-23-00073 – The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC – 4131 Chain Bridge Road
Discussion / Adoption of Agenda
Consideration of the November 25, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Consideration of the October 14, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Public hearing on final recommendation to City Council for amendments to the City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan based on the five-year review (Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2230).
Proposed amendments to the Code of the City of Fairfax, Chapter 110 (Zoning) – Zoning Districts and Regulations, Site Development Standards, and Definitions (Urban Agriculture)
Request from ABTB Mid-Atlantic, LLC for GDP Amendment, Special Use Permit (drive-through restaurant), and Special Exception (parking landscaping) – Boulevard Marketplace Shopping Center, 10120 & 10140-10160 Fairfax Boulevard
Consideration of the June 10, 2024 meeting minutes
Proposed amendments to the Code of the City of Fairfax, Chapter 110 (Zoning) for portions of the articles and sections contained therein, including Introductory Provisions, Site Development Standards, Decision-Making Bodies and Officials, Development Review and Definitions
Consideration of the June 24, 2024 meeting minutes
Public hearing and recommendation to City Council on the proposed Fairfax Circle Small Area Plan