Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning)
This topic tracks a series of related Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) applications moving through the City of Fairfax's planning and legislative process. 3 separate matters touch this plan or program; each has its own status.
Courthouse Plaza
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.
- Courthouse Plaza – Public Hearing (10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard)
The applicant is requesting a Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) from CR Commercial Retail and CG Commercial General with proffers to PD-M Planned Development Mixed Use, retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD); public hearing scheduled. The applicant is requesting a Zoning Map Amendment from CO Commercial Office to CU Commercial Urban, retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD), with approval of a General Development Plan with proffers; public hearing scheduled.
Highlands at Mantua
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 Commission meeting.
- Jul 27, 2026Planning Commission · item 6aHighlands at Mantua – Public Hearing
A Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) from PD-C Planned Development-Commercial to PD-R Planned Development-Residential (retaining the ACOD) was requested as part of the Highlands at Mantua application.
- Public Hearing – 9495 Silver King Court Redevelopment (RJL Associates, Inc.)
Rezoning application Z-24-00236 to rezone 9495 Silver King Court from PD-C to PD-R (retaining ACOD) was approved 4-2, with Hall and McQuillen opposed.
passedAdopt resolution recommending amendment of the Comprehensive Plan from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type for Tax Map Parcel 58-2-10-0001-A-1.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedApprove rezoning application Z-24-00236 to rezone 9495 Silver King Court from PDC to PDR-ACOD, approve the General Development Plan Amendment, and approve the Master Development Plan with commitments revised June 15, 2026.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedApprove Certificate of Appropriateness for 9495 Silver King Court (Highlands at Mantua) per Section 110-6.5.6.B of the City Code, with stated conditions.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✓ Peterson
The City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan 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 Resolution R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.
- Jul 27, 2026Planning Commission · item 6aHighlands at Mantua – Public Hearing
A Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) from PD-C Planned Development-Commercial to PD-R Planned Development-Residential (retaining the ACOD) was requested as part of the Highlands at Mantua application.
- Public Hearing – 9495 Silver King Court Redevelopment (RJL Associates, Inc.)
Rezoning application Z-24-00236 to rezone 9495 Silver King Court from PD-C to PD-R (retaining ACOD) was approved 4-2, with Hall and McQuillen opposed.
passedAdopt resolution recommending amendment of the Comprehensive Plan from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type for Tax Map Parcel 58-2-10-0001-A-1.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedApprove rezoning application Z-24-00236 to rezone 9495 Silver King Court from PDC to PDR-ACOD, approve the General Development Plan Amendment, and approve the Master Development Plan with commitments revised June 15, 2026.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedApprove Certificate of Appropriateness for 9495 Silver King Court (Highlands at Mantua) per Section 110-6.5.6.B of the City Code, with stated conditions.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✓ Peterson
- Post-submission work session on proposed Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning), Special Use Permit, Special Exceptions, and Major Certificate of Appropriateness for 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road
A post-submission work session was held; the Planning Commission received a staff presentation and provided feedback on the proposed rezoning for 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road.
In full
Three distinct projects have been active: (1) A post-submission work session was held on June 8, 2026 for a proposed rezoning at 4085-4117 Chain Bridge Road, which also involves a Special Use Permit, Special Exceptions, and a Major Certificate of Appropriateness — no vote was taken at that stage. (2) The Highlands at Mantua project at 9495 Silver King Court (Z-24-00236), seeking rezoning from PD-C Planned Development-Commercial to PD-R Planned Development-Residential (retaining the ACOD), advanced through a Planning Commission public hearing on July 27, 2026 and was ultimately decided by City Council on September 22, 2026: the Comprehensive Plan Amendment passed unanimously (6-0), while the rezoning/General Development Plan Amendment and the Certificate of Appropriateness each passed 4-2, with Hall and McQuillen opposed. (3) The Courthouse Plaza project at 10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard, involving a rezoning from CR/CG with proffers to PD-M (retaining the TOD overlay) and a separate rezoning from CO to CU (also retaining the TOD), was scheduled for a Planning Commission public hearing on October 26, 2026, with no reported outcome yet available.