Plan or program · on the record since 2025

Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD)

The Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD) is a zoning overlay district applied to properties within or adjacent to Old Town Fairfax. 2 separate matters touch this plan or program; each has its own status.

Private Development · Under Review

Courthouse Plaza

in progress

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.

Oct 26, 2026Planning Commission · item 5a
Courthouse Plaza – Public Hearing (10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard)
The TOD overlay district is proposed to be retained as part of the Courthouse Plaza rezoning application under consideration at the scheduled public hearing. The TOD overlay district is proposed to be retained as part of the Gallery at City Center rezoning application under consideration at the scheduled public hearing.
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Private Development · Approved

Davies Property

approved

The Davies Property project is a mixed-use redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road (2.69 acres) in Fairfax City, proposed by The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC. The application sought to rezone the site from RM (Residential Medium) to CU (Commercial Urban), retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD overlay), with a General Development Plan 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.

Jun 23, 2025Planning Commission · item 6a
Rezoning Application Z-23-00073 – The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC – 4131 Chain Bridge Road
The subject rezoning application was situated within the TOD; the denial motion referenced non-conformance with the Comprehensive Plan as currently presented.
failedMotion to recommend approval of Rezoning Application Z-23-00073 (RM to CU) and General Development Plan with proffers.
✓ Feather✓ Coleman✕ Briggs✕ Cunningham✕ Lockhart✕ Rice
passedMotion to recommend denial of Rezoning Application Z-23-00073 (RM to CU) because the proposal is not in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted City goals and policies as currently presented.
✓ Briggs✓ Cunningham✓ Lockhart✓ Rice✕ Feather✕ Coleman
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Jul 22, 2025City Council · item 7a
Public hearing and Council action – Davies Property Rezoning, General Development Plan, Special Exceptions, and Certificate of Appropriateness at 4131 Chain Bridge Road
The TOD overlay was retained on the Davies Property as part of the approved rezoning to CU Commercial Urban.
passedApprove rezoning application Z-23-00073 (Ordinance 2025-05) to rezone 4131 Chain Bridge Road from RM Residential Medium to CU Commercial Urban, retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD), and approve the general development plan with proffers.
✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
passedAdopt Resolution R-25-23 approving special exceptions pursuant to City Code Section 110-6.7 for 4131 Chain Bridge Road (Davies Property), with conditions including tree canopy coverage increase or up to $10,000 contribution for offsite plantings.
✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
passedApprove Certificate of Appropriateness per City Code Section 110-6.5.6.B for 4131 Chain Bridge Road (Davies Property), with conditions including conformance with plans, securing permits, Urban Forester review of landscaping, and standing seam metal roof along University Drive.
✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
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In full

It functions as a layer on top of base zoning designations and governs development standards for properties within its boundaries. The TOD has appeared as a key element in several rezoning applications before both the Planning Commission and City Council. The most fully resolved case involving the TOD is the Davies Property at 4131 Chain Bridge Road (Z-23-00073): in June 2025 the Planning Commission recommended denial of the rezoning from RM to CU on grounds of non-conformance with the Comprehensive Plan, but in July 2025 the City Council overrode that recommendation and approved the rezoning to CU Commercial Urban (Ordinance 2025-05), explicitly retaining the TOD overlay on the property.

The TOD is now also proposed to be retained in connection with at least two additional rezoning applications — Courthouse Plaza (10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard) and the Gallery at City Center — which were the subject of a Planning Commission public hearing scheduled for October 26, 2026, though no action record from that hearing is yet available.

Status

Still open

Outcome of the Courthouse Plaza rezoning application (10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard) public hearing at the 2026-10-26 Planning Commission meeting — no minutes or action record is available.
Outcome of the Gallery at City Center rezoning application public hearing at the 2026-10-26 Planning Commission meeting — no minutes or action record is available.
Whether the Planning Commission will recommend approval or denial of the TOD retention for Courthouse Plaza and Gallery at City Center, and subsequent City Council disposition of those applications.

What members have said

Commissioner Feather
Voted in favor of recommending approval of the Davies Property rezoning (Z-23-00073) at the June 23, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, placing him in the minority of 2 that supported the application.
Commissioner Coleman
Voted in favor of recommending approval of the Davies Property rezoning (Z-23-00073) at the June 23, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, placing him in the minority of 2 that supported the application.
Commissioner Briggs
Voted to recommend denial of the Davies Property rezoning (Z-23-00073) 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.
Commissioner Cunningham
Voted to recommend denial of the Davies Property rezoning (Z-23-00073) at the June 23, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, on grounds of non-conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted City goals and policies as currently presented.
Commissioner Lockhart
Voted to recommend denial of the Davies Property rezoning (Z-23-00073) at the June 23, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, on grounds of non-conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted City goals and policies as currently presented.
Commissioner Rice
Voted to recommend denial of the Davies Property rezoning (Z-23-00073) at the June 23, 2025 Planning Commission meeting, on grounds of non-conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted City goals and policies as currently presented.
Mayor Read
Voted in favor of all three approvals at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting: the Davies Property rezoning to CU with TOD overlay retained (Ordinance 2025-05), the special exceptions (R-25-23), and the Certificate of Appropriateness.
Councilmember Amos
Voted in favor of all three approvals at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting: the Davies Property rezoning to CU with TOD overlay retained, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.
Councilmember Bates
Voted in favor of all three approvals at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting: the Davies Property rezoning to CU with TOD overlay retained, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.
Councilmember Hardy-Chandler
Voted in favor of all three approvals at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting: the Davies Property rezoning to CU with TOD overlay retained, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.
Councilmember Hall
Voted against all three approvals at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting: opposed the Davies Property rezoning to CU with TOD overlay retained, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.
Councilmember McQuillen
Voted against all three approvals at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting: opposed the Davies Property rezoning to CU with TOD overlay retained, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.
Councilmember Peterson
Voted against all three approvals at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting: opposed the Davies Property rezoning to CU with TOD overlay retained, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.

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

Discussed alongside

Topics that come up in the same meetings.

4131 Chain Bridge Road2 meetings Davies Property2 meetings 10300 Willard Way2 meetings Courthouse Plaza2 meetings Z-23-000732 meetings