9917 Fairfax Boulevard
Summary
9917 Fairfax Boulevard (Tax Map 48-3-13-001), the former site of Esposito's restaurant, was the subject of a redevelopment application by Olympus Pines, LLC for a Tommy's Car Wash facility. The applicant submitted a formal application in August 2023; the City Council held a work session in January 2024; and the Board of Architectural Review recommended approval on April 17, 2024. Final plans were submitted in November 2024. On December 10, 2024 — the last meeting of the sitting City Council — a public hearing was held and all three required land-use approvals were granted 4-2, with Councilmembers Lim and Stehle opposed: (1) a Special Use Permit for vehicle service (car wash) in the CR Commercial Retail Zone District; (2) Resolution R-24-40 approving three special exceptions (exterior vacuum stations, fence in the TY3 transitional yard along the southern and western property lines, and modified street tree requirements); and (3) a Major Certificate of Appropriateness. The project was flagged at the November 25, 2024 Planning Commission meeting by Planning Division Chief Paul Nabti as an upcoming Council item; because it required only a Special Use Permit and related approvals, it did not come before the Planning Commission for a full review.
Open questions & options on the table
- Site plan approval stage remains ahead, at which landscaping is subject to change per urban forestry comments (per conditions attached to the approved motions).
What members have said
Councilmember Ross moved all three motions on December 10, 2024 — the Special Use Permit, the special exceptions resolution (R-24-40), and the Certificate of Appropriateness — and highlighted the stormwater management improvements that would result from the project as a point worth noting during discussion.
Councilmember Lim voted no on all three motions on December 10, 2024; no verbal comments are recorded in the material.
Councilmember Stehle voted no on all three motions on December 10, 2024; no verbal comments are recorded in the material. (Note: the December 10 transcript refers to 'Councilmember Staley' voting no, but the dated vote record attributes the no votes to Stehle; the dated record is authoritative.)
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Discussion time
Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.
Full history
[10] Address of the Tommy's Carwash project scheduled for a December 10, 2024 City Council public hearing.
[8b] This parcel (Tax Map 48-3-13-001) was approved for redevelopment as a car wash facility.
passedMotion to approve the Special Use Permit for vehicle service (car wash) at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✕ StehlepassedMotion to adopt Resolution R-24-40 approving special exceptions for exterior vacuum stations, fence in transitional yard, and modified street tree requirements at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✕ StehlepassedMotion to approve the Major Certificate of Appropriateness for 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✕ Stehle
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