Beacon Landing

The FY2027–FY2031 Capital Improvement ProgramCapital improvement programThe multi-year budget for big physical projects: roads, buildings, parks, utilities. (CIP) is a five-year municipal capital investment plan that was developed through an extended review process spanning late 2025 into 2026 before final adoption. The process began with a staff briefing 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 October 27, 2025, followed by a formal presentation from Acting City Manager Melanie Zipp and CFO Juan Carlos Martinez at the November 10, 2025 Planning Commission work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here..

• May 5, 2026City Council · item 3g

  Consideration and appropriation of the FY 2027 Budget, FY 2027 Schedule of Rates and Levies, FY 2027–2031 Capital Improvement Program, and establishment of Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates

  The adopted FY 2027 budget includes a one-time grant to support Beacon Landing, as noted in Councilmember Hall's statement.

  passedAmend the main budget motion to incorporate all changes in the Budget Adjustment Sheet (Attachment I).

  ✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson

  passedSet the real estate tax rate at $1.0725 per $100 of assessed value, personal property and machinery/tools tax rate at $4.13 per $100 of assessed value, and personal property tax rate for qualifying volunteer fire/rescue members at $0.01 per $100 of assessed value, all effective January 1, 2026.

  ✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson

  passedAdopt the FY 2027 Budget (all sub-funds), FY 2027 Schedule of Rates and Levies, FY 2027–2031 CIP, FY 2027 health benefit contribution rates, 2.0% market rate adjustment for general pay scales (July 1, 2026), 1.0% COLA for general employees (July 1, 2026), 2.0% COLA for public safety employees (July 1, 2026), 3.0% salary adjustment for eligible general scale employees (January 1, 2027), and programmed annual step increase for public safety employees.

  ✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson

  passedApprove appropriation resolutions R-26-16 through R-26-24 for the General, Capital, Wastewater, Transit, Stormwater Utility, Cable, Old Town, Transportation Tax, and Debt Service Funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.

  ✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson

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Pathway Homes is a nonprofit organization that relocated its headquarters to Fairfax City and redeveloped a building at 4010 University Drive in the Old Town Fairfax Historic Overlay District into a mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. facility providing 15 units of supportive affordable housing targeted at low-income older adults, along with ground-floor commercial space. A special exceptionSpecial exceptionA council-approved departure from a specific zoning rule, such as parking counts or height, for one property. was approved by City Council on or around February 25, 2025, permitting a maximum densityDensityHow many homes are allowed per acre of land. of 28 dwelling units per acre in the CR Commercial Retail zoning districtZoningThe city rules that say what can be built where: uses, height, density, setbacks, and parking, by district..

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  Beacon Landing was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 54 units, and used as a benchmark example for Housing Trust Fund gap financing.

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• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  Beacon Landing was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 54 units, and used as a benchmark example for Housing Trust Fund gap financing.

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The Davies Property project is a mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road (2.69 acres) in Fairfax City, proposed by The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC. The application sought to rezoneRezoningChanging 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. the site from RM (Residential Medium) to CU (Commercial Urban), retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD overlay), with a General Development PlanGeneral development planThe conceptual layout submitted with a rezoning or special use permit that shows what the applicant commits to build. for a building of up to 276 multifamily apartments, approximately 10,796 sq ft of ground-floor commercial space (retail and office), and a 3-level below-grade parking garage.

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  Beacon Landing was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 54 units, and used as a benchmark example for Housing Trust Fund gap financing.

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Fairfax Square Professional Center (9840–9946 Main Street) is a ~10.4-acre commercial site on the north side of Main Street, adjacent to the Fairfax Square garden-style apartment complex. The property owner (Van Meter Companies) is proposing a phased mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. redevelopment that would demolish most of the existing low-slung commercial buildings while retaining the five-story office building and an existing bank; the concept calls for roughly 300 new apartment units in two or three buildings, along with some ground-floor retail (~10,000 sq. ft.).

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  Beacon Landing was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 54 units, and used as a benchmark example for Housing Trust Fund gap financing.

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The City of Fairfax 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. is the city's primary long-range land use and policy document, guiding development, housing, transportation, and related decisions. A five-year review process culminated on October 8, 2024, when City Council unanimously adopted ResolutionResolutionA formal statement of council position or a one-time action, such as approving a contract. Passes on a single vote. R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.

• Dec 1, 2025Housing and Healthy Communities Advisory Board · item 5

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  Beacon Landing was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 54 units, and used as a benchmark example for Housing Trust Fund gap financing.

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