City Council Work Session
Discussed
- 1aFuture Meeting Topics · Discussed per the agenda and actions report; no formal vote recorded.watch 2:44
Discussed for 48m · also names Small Area Plans ×5, Courthouse Plaza ×3, Legislative Program ×3, Special Use Permit ×3, Master Plan ×2, South Street Extension ×2 · read the transcript
- Work Session Room 111Served as the venue for the September 1, 2026 City Council Work Session.
- 1bPre-Application Briefing – Potential Redevelopment of Circle Gateway, 3226–3250 Blenheim Boulevard (Aksoylu Properties LLC) · Pre-application briefing held; no formal vote recorded.watch 52:49
Discussed for 54m · also names Fairfax Circle Small Area Plan, Small Area Plans, Special Exceptions, Special Use Permit · read the transcript
- Circle GatewayproposedwikiCouncil received a pre-application briefing on the potential redevelopment of Circle Gateway to include an upper-story residential mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial space and up to 261 multifamily dwelling units.
- 3226–3250 Blenheim BoulevardSite of the proposed Circle Gateway mixed-use redevelopment briefed to Council on September 1, 2026.
- 1cPre-Application Briefing – Potential Redevelopment of Northfax West (Phase IV), 3570 Chain Bridge Road · Pre-application briefing held; no formal vote recorded.watch 108:40
Discussed for 37m · also names Master Plan, Paul VI · read the transcript
- Northfax WestproposedwikiCouncil received a pre-application briefing on Northfax West Phase IV, which proposes up to 350 multifamily units, ground-floor commercial space, and structured and surface parking at 3570 Chain Bridge Road.
- Chain Bridge Roadin progress3570 Chain Bridge Road was identified as the site of the proposed Northfax West Phase IV redevelopment briefed to Council.
- 1dPre-Application Briefing – Concept Plan of Mosby Building, 10560 Main Street · Pre-application briefing held; no formal vote recorded.watch 147:30
Discussed for 1h 02m · also names City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan ×3, Highlands at Mantua, Pathway Homes, Paul VI, Special Exceptions · read the transcript
- 10560 Main StreetproposedCouncil received a pre-application briefing on a concept plan to convert the Mosby Building at 10560 Main Street from an office building to a mixed-use building with up to 107 multifamily units and ground-floor commercial space.
- The Mosby BuildingproposedThe Mosby Building at 10560 Main Street was the subject of a pre-application concept plan briefing proposing conversion to mixed-use residential and commercial.
- 4aDiscussion and Report on the Findings of the Citywide Level of Service Study · Discussed per the agenda and actions report; no formal vote recorded.watch 213:10
Discussed for 59m · also names Fire Station ×4, The Botanist ×3, Capital Improvement Program, City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan, Senior Center, Willard Sherwood · read the transcript
- Citywide Level of Service Studyin progresswikiCouncil received a discussion and report on the findings of the Citywide Level of Service Study during the reconvened work session.
- 4bDiscussion of a Resolution for the Reappropriation of General/Operating, Capital, and Enterprise Funds Carryover to FY 2027 · Discussed per the agenda and actions report; no formal vote recorded.watch 274:18
Discussed for 2m · also names General Fund ×2, Stormwater Utility · read the transcript
- FY 2027 Funds ReappropriationCouncil discussed a resolution for the reappropriation of General/Operating, Capital, and Enterprise Funds carryover to FY 2027 for amounts appropriated in FY 2026 but unspent as of June 30, 2026.
- 4cDiscussion on the City of Fairfax 2027 Legislative Program · Discussed per the agenda and actions report; no formal vote recorded.watch 276:38
Discussed for 30m · also names City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan, Remote Participation Policy · read the transcript
- Legislative Programin progressCouncil discussed the City of Fairfax 2027 Legislative Program during the reconvened work session.
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“…2020. It was included as one of the key ideas in the Old Town Fairfax and Northfax small area plans to develop University Drive as a multimodal spine. That at the same time, or sorry, a year later, this project was included in the two-year transportation…”
“…on this, but I think because we update our plans every few years, we update our comprehensive plan, small area plan, I'm assuming we'll take another look at those at some point. By the time that we look at those plans again, that might be a time to look…”
“…there may have been some questions and be happy to entertain any questions on the special use permit, if anyone has any that they would like to share.”
“…in the two-year transportation program. And it was also included in the Bicycle Master Plan, which was adopted at the same time in 2021. And then from there, we proceeded with working on this project.”
“…sure what we meant before. Okay. Does this also apply to things like fire trucks, fire stations, police vehicles, all of those things? Yep. Okay, and are those, those are all kind of included in there?”
“…half a percent. much different than 5% through 2033 and that also assumed that the Courthouse Plaza and Willard Sherwood developments would add traffic to the roads and that growth is actually a little bit conservative because what we've seen is traffic…”
“…different than 5% through 2033 and that also assumed that the Courthouse Plaza and Willard Sherwood developments would add traffic to the roads and that growth is actually a little bit conservative because what we've seen is traffic growth has been pretty…”
“…seeking approval of that process moving forward Also for public hearing we have the Highlands at Mantua on for 14 townhomes for consideration and then we have a work session to talk about amendments to the zoning ordinance many of which are primarily…”
“…I think the live workplaces, like been there, tried that when it comes to Paul VI, it didn't quite pan out. I don't know. To me, that's not an attractive type of retail in the city. So that's just my two cents on that one. One of the other things…”
- South Street Extension2 passages, 1m
“…we're looking at again separately with the Old Town Circulation Study and the of the South Street extension, but with this specific project, the design through Old Town is Cherros. And then as it goes north of where the library entrance is, it transitions to…”
“…That at the same time, or sorry, a year later, this project was included in the two-year transportation program. And it was also included in the Bicycle Master Plan, which was adopted at the same time in 2021. And then from there, we proceeded with…”
“…and the surrounding zoning is commercial retail with activity center place type this fairfax circle small area plan contemplates the site as retail along Spring Street, which is on the bottom left side of your screen. Spring Street is a new main street,…”