Davies Property

Beacon Landing is a 54-unit supportive affordable housing development co-developed by Wesley Housing and Lamb Center, located within the city. The project drew on 23 separate financing sources, including a $700,000 gap financing investment from the city's Housing Trust Fund in February 2023 — a sum that had accumulated over roughly seven years from cash-in-lieu payments made by developers prior to the city's 2020 Affordable Dwelling Unit ordinanceOrdinanceA local law. Ordinances amend the city code and need a public hearing and two readings..

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

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  Davies Property was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 17 units.

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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

  Davies Property was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 17 units.

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

  December 2nd Council Presentation

  Davies Property was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 17 units.

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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

  Davies Property was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 17 units.

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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

  Davies Property was listed as an approved but not yet constructed affordable housing project with 17 units.

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• Jul 28, 2025Planning Commission · item 9approved

  Staff Report

  City Council approved the proposal for the Davies property at its July 22, 2025 meeting, as reported by staff.

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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 23, 2024Planning Commission · item 10proposed

  Staff Report.

  Staff noted a new application submission for 4131 Chain Bridge Road, Davies Property, as an upcoming item.

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• May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10in progress

  Staff Report

  The Davies property redevelopment application at 4131 Chain Bridge Road was mentioned as a forthcoming item before the Planning Commission.

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• Jul 14, 2025Planning Commission · item 9

  Staff Report

  A public hearing on The Davies proposal was noted as scheduled for the upcoming July 22, 2025 City Council meeting.

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The Pickett Road Connector Trail is a City of Fairfax trail project with approximately $6.5 million in allocated funding, intended to improve transportation safety and connectivity in the Pickett Road corridor. The project drew public opposition from its earliest appearance before the Council in January 2025.

• Jul 14, 2025Planning Commission · item 9

  Staff Report

  A public hearing on The Davies proposal was noted as scheduled for the upcoming July 22, 2025 City Council meeting.

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The Fire Station #3 Feasibility Study is an ongoing city project examining the future of the Fire Station #3 site. On April 22, 2025, City Council held a work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here. during which staff provided an update on the feasibility study; no formal action was taken at that meeting.

• May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10in progress

  Staff Report

  The Davies property redevelopment application at 4131 Chain Bridge Road was mentioned as a forthcoming item before the Planning Commission.

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The Warwick Ave/Fairfax Blvd/McLean Ave Intersection Improvements project involves the reconfiguration of an existing six-legged intersection into a four-legged intersection, along with signal reconstruction and pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure upgrades. At its April 22, 2025 Regular Meeting, the City Council pulled the contract award item from the consent agendaConsent agendaRoutine items bundled into a single vote with no discussion. Any member can pull an item out for separate debate. for discussion before approving it unanimously (6-0), authorizing the purchasing agent to award a construction contract to Sagres Construction Corporation in the estimated amount of $4,117,611.

• May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10in progress

  Staff Report

  The Davies property redevelopment application at 4131 Chain Bridge Road was mentioned as a forthcoming item before the Planning Commission.

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The INOVA site demolition project involves the removal of an unused portion of the INOVA site within the city. The project has been noted as actively moving forward on at least two occasions in 2025 — first at the March 24, 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. meeting and again at the May 12, 2025 Planning Commission meeting — suggesting steady progress.

• May 12, 2025Planning Commission · item 10in progress

  Staff Report

  The Davies property redevelopment application at 4131 Chain Bridge Road was mentioned as a forthcoming item before the Planning Commission.

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• Feb 10, 2025Planning Commission · item 10

  Staff Report

  A work session presentation on the Davies proposal was held at the January 28, 2025 City Council meeting, as reported to the Commission.

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Gatewood Plaza is a proposed redevelopment project at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard involving the demolition of an existing multi-story office building (sometimes referred to as the "State Farm building") and its replacement with a mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. residential development of approximately 334 units, proposed mostly as one-bedroom apartments. 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 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 to change 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. 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.

• Feb 10, 2025Planning Commission · item 10

  Staff Report

  A work session presentation on the Davies proposal was held at the January 28, 2025 City Council meeting, as reported to the Commission.

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• Feb 10, 2025Planning Commission · item 10

  Staff Report

  A work session presentation on the Davies proposal was held at the January 28, 2025 City Council meeting, as reported to the Commission.

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• Feb 10, 2025Planning Commission · item 10

  Staff Report

  A work session presentation on the Davies proposal was held at the January 28, 2025 City Council meeting, as reported to the Commission.

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The Chain Bridge Road/Eaton Place Intersection Improvements is an active transportation infrastructure project in the City aimed at improving the intersection of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place. The project was first surfaced publicly in a City Council work sessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here. on October 8, 2024, where a presentation and update were provided but no formal action was taken.

• Feb 10, 2025Planning Commission · item 10

  Staff Report

  A work session presentation on the Davies proposal was held at the January 28, 2025 City Council meeting, as reported to the Commission.

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The Taco Bell project concerns a proposed new Taco Bell restaurant with a drive-through at 10120 Fairfax Boulevard, specifically on Parcel D — a 0.66-acre vacant pad site within an existing shopping center (larger Parcel A is 2.4 acres) that was previously approved under a 2017 general development planGeneral development planThe conceptual layout submitted with a rezoning or special use permit that shows what the applicant commits to build. and 2008 proffersProfferA written promise an applicant volunteers with a rezoning, such as a cash contribution, a road improvement, or a use limit. Once accepted it binds the land.. The shopping center contains approximately 119 shared parking spaces with no dedicated parking for any individual tenant.

• Dec 9, 2024Planning Commission · item 10

  Staff Report

  A post-submission work session for the Davies Property at 4131 Chain Bridge Road was noted as a future agenda item for the January 13, 2025 Planning Commission meeting; Chair Feather noted he had reviewed the staff report and saw improvements to the proposal.

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Tommy's Carwash is a proposed car wash facility by Olympus Pines, LLC at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard in the City. The project required 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. (SUP) for vehicle service use, special exceptionsSpecial exceptionA council-approved departure from a specific zoning rule, such as parking counts or height, for one property. (covering exterior vacuum stations, a fence in a transitional yard, and modified street tree requirements), and a Major Certificate of AppropriatenessCertificate of appropriatenessBoard of Architectural Review approval that an exterior change fits the district's design standards..

• Dec 9, 2024Planning Commission · item 10

  Staff Report

  A post-submission work session for the Davies Property at 4131 Chain Bridge Road was noted as a future agenda item for the January 13, 2025 Planning Commission meeting; Chair Feather noted he had reviewed the staff report and saw improvements to the proposal.

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4010 University Drive is a Pathway Homes, Inc. project in the CR Commercial Retail zoning districtZoningThe city rules that say what can be built where: uses, height, density, setbacks, and parking, by district. and Old Town Fairfax Historic Overlay District (Tax Map 57-4-02-087-B) in the City of Fairfax. The proposal involves developing affordable residential units with support services and ground-floor office space.

• Dec 9, 2024Planning Commission · item 10

  Staff Report

  A post-submission work session for the Davies Property at 4131 Chain Bridge Road was noted as a future agenda item for the January 13, 2025 Planning Commission meeting; Chair Feather noted he had reviewed the staff report and saw improvements to the proposal.

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Highlands at Mantua is a redevelopment proposal by RJL Associates, Inc. to replace approximately 21,566 sq ft of existing office space with 14 front-loaded townhomes on a 2.12-acre site at 9495 Silver King Court. The project drew early public opposition from the neighboring Pickett's Reserve HOA, which raised concerns about lot size, building heights, buffers, and tree removal at the February 10, 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. meeting.

• Sep 23, 2024Planning Commission · item 10proposed

  Staff Report.

  Staff noted a new application submission for 4131 Chain Bridge Road, Davies Property, as an upcoming item.

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The Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) is the City of Fairfax's first comprehensive, 20-year roadmap for stewardship of its urban forest. Development began in May 2024 and proceeded through two Steering Committee meetings, two public open houses (July and October 2024, with a third in October 2025), stakeholder interviews, a public survey, and ongoing presentations 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., PRAB, Environmental Sustainability Committee, and City Council.

• Sep 23, 2024Planning Commission · item 10proposed

  Staff Report.

  Staff noted a new application submission for 4131 Chain Bridge Road, Davies Property, as an upcoming item.

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