Place · on the record since 2024 · discussed in 8 transcribed meetings

10300 Willard Way

10300 Willard Way (Courthouse Plaza) is an 8.73-acre commercial retail site in the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District, anchored by a Safeway and originally developed in 1978.

Private Development · Under Review

Courthouse Plaza

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Courthouse Plaza (10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard) is a shopping center redevelopment project in the CR Commercial Retail/Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District, proposed by Combined Courthouse, LLC. The project has proceeded through two distinct application cycles.

Sep 24, 2024City Council · item 13a
Work session: Discussion on request by Combined Courthouse, LLC, 10300 Willard Way (Courthouse Plaza), for 8 Special Exceptions for a mixed-use development
The proposed mixed-use development site at Courthouse Plaza, 10300 Willard Way, was the subject of work session discussion regarding 8 Special Exceptions in the CR district and Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District.
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Feb 25, 2025City Council · item 12c
Work Session – Discussion on redevelopment of 10300 Willard Way by Combined Courthouse, LLC
10300 Willard Way was the subject of a work session discussion on redevelopment by Combined Courthouse, LLC.
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Jul 22, 2025City Council · item 7b
Public hearing and Council action – Combined Courthouse, LLC special exceptions at 10300 Willard Way
Site of the Combined Courthouse, LLC mixed-use development application, deferred to October 28, 2025.
deferredDefer Council consideration and action on items associated with agenda item 7b to a date certain of October 28, 2025.
✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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Oct 28, 2025City Council · item 10a
Consideration of request from Combined Courthouse, LLC for nine special exceptions at 10300 Willard Way
Site of the denied Combined Courthouse, LLC mixed-use development application; tax map parcel 57-2-20-004-D.
failedAdopt resolution to approve nine special exceptions requested by Combined Courthouse, LLC at 10300 Willard Way.
✕ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
passedAdopt resolution to deny nine special exceptions requested by Combined Courthouse, LLC at 10300 Willard Way on the basis that the proposal is not consistent with the purposes and intent of the zoning ordinance and the comprehensive plan.
✓ Amos✕ Bates✓ Hall✕ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
passedDeny the request of Combined Courthouse, LLC for a Certificate of Appropriateness at 10300 Willard Way (tax map #57-2-20-004-d) on the basis that the proposal is not consistent with City Code/design guidelines and does not exhibit acceptable architectural elements.
✓ Amos✕ Bates✓ Hall✕ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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Feb 9, 2026Planning Commission · item 8b
Pre-application briefing for a potential redevelopment of the Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center at 10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard
The Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center at these addresses was the subject of a pre-application redevelopment briefing during the work session.
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Feb 24, 2026City Council · item 12d
Work Session: Pre-Application Briefing – Redevelopment of Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center at 10300 Willard Way
10300 Willard Way (Parcel A, ~8.73 acres) is the primary site for the proposed Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center redevelopment.
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Jun 22, 2026Planning Commission · item 7b
Work session – Redevelopment of Courthouse Plaza at 10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard
One of two parcels comprising the Courthouse Plaza redevelopment site.
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Jul 28, 2026City Council · item 11bin progress
Discussion of a request by Combined Courthouse LLC for the redevelopment of 10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard
Council received a post-submission work session briefing on a phased redevelopment proposal by Combined Courthouse LLC: Phase 1 includes a 6-story multifamily building with 315 units and 12,500 sq ft of retail plus demolition of 25,000 sq ft of retail; no action was taken.
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Oct 26, 2026Planning Commission · item 5a
Courthouse Plaza – Public Hearing (10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard)
Listed as one of two addresses subject to the Courthouse Plaza public hearing and rezoning application.
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In full

Combined Courthouse, LLC has pursued a mixed-use redevelopment of the site — including an adjacent parcel at 3922 Blenheim Boulevard — through two distinct application cycles. The first cycle sought special exceptions (initially 8, later 9) to allow an upper-story mixed-use building with 315 multifamily units and approximately 12,000–12,500 sq ft of ground-floor retail in the CR district. After work sessions in September 2024 and February 2025, a public hearing was held July 22, 2025, but consideration was deferred to October 28, 2025 (5-1, Hall opposed).

At the October 28, 2025 meeting, the Council denied all nine special exceptions (4-2) and also denied the associated Certificate of Appropriateness (4-2), finding the proposal inconsistent with the zoning ordinance, comprehensive plan, and city design guidelines. Following that denial, a new application cycle commenced: a pre-application briefing was presented to the Planning Commission on February 9, 2026 and to the City Council on February 24, 2026, proposing a phased redevelopment reframed as a rezoning from CR/CG with proffers to PDM (Planned Development Mixed-Use) with transition overlay district commitments. Phase 1 includes a 6-story multifamily building with 315 units and 12,500 sq ft of retail, along with demolition of 25,000 sq ft of existing retail.

Planning Commission work sessions were held on June 22, 2026, and a City Council post-submission work session followed on July 28, 2026; a Planning Commission public hearing was scheduled for October 26, 2026, with no recorded outcome yet.

Status

in progress

Status set at the City Council Meeting on Jul 28, 2026 · watch the moment

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Still open

Outcome of the October 26, 2026 Planning Commission public hearing on the Courthouse Plaza rezoning application has not yet been recorded.
Outcome of the June 22, 2026 Planning Commission work session has not been recorded (no minutes or actions report available).
No City Council action has been scheduled or recorded for the current (rezoning) application cycle following the Planning Commission public hearing.
The applicant has made two submissions under the current cycle; further resubmissions or staff comment rounds may follow before Council action.
Phase 2 of the redevelopment proposal has not been detailed in the recorded material.

What members have said

Hall
Councilmember Hall voted against deferring the July 22, 2025 public hearing item to October 28, 2025 (the sole 'no' vote on deferral). Hall then voted to deny the nine special exceptions and to deny the Certificate of Appropriateness at the October 28, 2025 meeting.
Bates
Councilmember Bates voted in favor of deferring consideration at the July 22, 2025 meeting, then voted to approve the nine special exceptions at the October 28, 2025 meeting, and voted against both denial motions — placing Bates among the two members who supported the application at final Council action.
Hardy-Chandler
Councilmember Hardy-Chandler voted in favor of deferral at the July 22, 2025 meeting, then voted to approve the nine special exceptions and voted against both denial motions at the October 28, 2025 meeting — joining Bates as the two members who supported the application.
Amos
Councilmember Amos voted in favor of deferral at the July 22, 2025 meeting, then voted against approving the special exceptions and in favor of both denial motions at the October 28, 2025 meeting.
McQuillen
Councilmember McQuillen voted in favor of deferral at the July 22, 2025 meeting, then voted against approving the special exceptions and in favor of both denial motions at the October 28, 2025 meeting.
Peterson
Councilmember Peterson voted in favor of deferral at the July 22, 2025 meeting, then voted against approving the special exceptions and in favor of both denial motions at the October 28, 2025 meeting.

Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.

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