Skip to content
CouncilHound
← Projects & topics
Project · on the record since 2024

Tommy's Carwash

Tommy's Carwash is a proposed car wash facility by Olympus Pines, LLC at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard in the City. 3 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.

Official city record

Private Development

Under Construction

The subject site has two existing buildings totaling 4,735 square feet.

Location: 9917 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030
Applicant: Robert D. Brant Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C.
Planner: Bereket Merzi, Deputy Zoning Administrator
bereket.merzi@fairfaxva.gov
Submitted materials
November 4, 2024 Special Use Permit Plan (PDF, 12MB)November 4, 2024 Statement of Justification (PDF, 89KB)September 30, 2024 Special Use Permit Plan (PDF, 12MB)September 30, 2024 Statement of Justification (PDF, 89KB)April 26, 2024 Special Use Permit Plan (PDF, 10MB)April 26, 2024 Statement of Justification (DOCX, 32KB)
Project page →View city project page
in progress

4010 University Drive is a Pathway Homes, Inc. project in the CR Commercial Retail zoning 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.

Private Development · Under Construction

Taco Bell

in progress

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 plan and 2008 proffers. The shopping center contains approximately 119 shared parking spaces with no dedicated parking for any individual tenant.

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.

Other mentions
  • Dec 10, 2024City Council · item 8bapproved
    Public hearing on Olympus Pines, LLC request — redevelopment of 9917 Fairfax Boulevard with a car wash facility: Special Use Permit, Special Exceptions, and Certificate of Appropriateness

    The redevelopment of 9917 Fairfax Boulevard as a car wash facility was approved 4-2, including a SUP, special exceptions, and certificate of appropriateness.

    passedMotion to approve the Special Use Permit for vehicle service (car wash) at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.
    ✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✕ Stehle
    passedMotion 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✕ Stehle
    passedMotion to approve the Major Certificate of Appropriateness for 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.
    ✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✕ Stehle
    minutesagenda

In full

The project required a Special Use Permit (SUP) for vehicle service use, special exceptions (covering exterior vacuum stations, a fence in a transitional yard, and modified street tree requirements), and a Major Certificate of Appropriateness. The project was flagged for an upcoming public hearing at the November 25 and December 9, 2024 Planning Commission meetings, with staff noting the hearing was scheduled for December 10, 2024 City Council meeting. At the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting, all three required approvals were granted on 4-2 votes, with Council Members Lim and Stehle opposed.

The project is fully approved with Resolution R-24-40 adopted for the special exceptions.