Planning Commission · Jun 22, 2026

Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

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Discussed

5a
Proposed amendments to Chapter 110 (Zoning) relating to Detached Accessory Dwelling Units · Public hearing scheduled per agenda. No minutes or actions report available; outcome not yet recorded.
Discussed for 1h 06m · also names City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan ×4, Accessory Dwelling Units ×2, Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance, Special Exceptions, Zoning Text Amendments · read the transcript
- Chapter 110 (Zoning) Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit AmendmentsproposedA public hearing was scheduled on proposed amendments to Chapter 110 (Zoning) of the Code of the City of Fairfax, covering Introductory Provisions, Zoning Districts and Regulations, and Definitions as they relate to Detached Accessory Dwelling Units.
- Detached Accessory Dwelling UnitsapprovedProposed zoning code amendments relating to Detached Accessory Dwelling Units were scheduled for a public hearing at this meeting.
watch 1:41
7a
Pre-application briefing – Fairfax Professional Building at 3541 Chain Bridge Road · Work session pre-application briefing scheduled per agenda. No minutes or actions report available; outcome not yet recorded.
Discussed for 28m · also names Small Area Plans ×2, Courthouse Plaza, Safety Action Plan, Special Use Permit, The Botanist · read the transcript
- Fairfax Professional BuildingproposedA pre-application briefing on the Fairfax Professional Building was scheduled as a work session item.
- 3541 Chain Bridge RoadproposedwikiThe Fairfax Professional Building project is located at 3541 Chain Bridge Road, on the southeast corner of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place, west of University Drive and north of Fairfax Boulevard.
- Eaton PlaceThe project site sits at the corner of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place.
watch 68:19
7b
Work session – Redevelopment of Courthouse Plaza at 10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard · Work session scheduled per agenda. No minutes or actions report available; outcome not yet recorded.
Discussed for 1h 25m · also names Small Area Plans ×3, City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan ×2, Special Exceptions ×2, Gallery at City Center, Green Building Policy · read the transcript
- Courthouse Plazain progresswikiA work session on the redevelopment of the Courthouse Plaza property was scheduled, with supporting materials including a Master Development Plan, Traffic Impact Analysis, Transportation Demand Management plan, and additional attachments.
- 10300 Willard Wayin progressOne of two parcels comprising the Courthouse Plaza redevelopment site.
- 3922 Blenheim Boulevardin progressOne of two parcels comprising the Courthouse Plaza redevelopment site.
watch 97:35

Named in discussion

Tracked topics the transcript names that no agenda item is filed under. Their own pages and wikis do not yet record this meeting; the passages below are the only trace.

Small Area Plansin progress5 passages, 5m
“THANK YOU. I GUESS I'LL PREFACE THIS WITH A LONG TIME AGO. WHEN, BEFORE WE HAD SMALL AREA PLANS, WHEN THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF NODES AND OTHER THINGS like that there was discussion of the fact that the city had x amount of commercial space x amount of…”
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City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Planapproved6 passages, 5m
“…accessory dwelling units didn't just pop up out of last year's work sessions. The comprehensive plan references ADUs as a potential way to support a wide variety of housing types.”
watch 3:51 every passage wiki
Special Exceptionsin progress3 passages, 3m
“…Appeals. And the BZA is really set up to handle exactly that kind of situation, so special exceptions that can be judged on a case-by-case basis. And that's really the default set up within our zoning ordinance, and staff just feels that that's the most…”
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Accessory Dwelling Unitsin progress3 passages, 3m
“…hearing this evening on proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance related to accessory dwelling units. So there will be an opportunity to speak to that later. But if anyone would like to address the commission on any other matter, you're welcome to…”
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The Botanistunder constructiononce
“Yes, and you think in the broader context as well, at the botanist, which is kind of diagonally across, they'll be putting in some similar retail commercial kind of uses. So we'll maybe start connecting the dots, having these places along the linear park. Any…”
watch 91:09 every passage wiki
Gallery at City Centerin progressonce
“…as well and then at their July 7 meeting they'll be having a work session on the gallery at City Center proposal that you received on June 8th and then the one last item of note this Thursday will be the next COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION GROUP…”
watch 177:58 every passage wiki

Recording · 3h 06m

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1:415a · Proposed amendments to Chapter 110 (Zoning) relating to Detached Accessory Dwelling Units · 1h 06m
68:197a · Pre-application briefing – Fairfax Professional Building at 3541 Chain Bridge Road · 28m
97:357b · Work session – Redevelopment of Courthouse Plaza at 10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard · 1h 25m

Topics touched · 8

Chapter 110 (Zoning) Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit Amendmentsproposed
Detached Accessory Dwelling Unitsapproved
Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are a housing type that the City of Fairfax's comprehensive plan had already flagged as worth exploring, with the caveat that any expansion should not negatively impact surrounding neighborhoods. The policy process began with work sessions at both the Planning Commission (October 2025) and City Council (October 2025), where Planner Eric Forman presented potential policy options.
Fairfax Professional Buildingproposed
3541 Chain Bridge Roadproposed
The Fairfax Professional Building project at 3541 Chain Bridge Road is a proposed redevelopment located on the southeast corner of Chain Bridge Road and Eaton Place, west of University Drive and north of Fairfax Boulevard. The applicant is Network Realty Partners.
- No formal application has been submitted; the project remains at the pre-application briefing stage with no scheduled hearing date on record.
- It is not yet determined how the City Council's new pilot schedule (work sessions beginning at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, starting September 2026) will affect the Planning…
This meeting in the wiki Overview
Eaton Place
Eaton Place is a street in the Northfax activity center of Fairfax City that has emerged as a recurring point of reference across multiple municipal proceedings in 2026, primarily in connection with transportation planning and redevelopment activity. On the transportation side, city staff have discussed and ultimately ruled out a road diet on Eaton Place, and the intersection design at Eaton Place has changed from earlier concepts in the Northfax small area plan, prompting ongoing re-evaluation of lane configurations and what improvements are feasible there.
- Whether the shared-use path on the south side of Eaton Place between University Drive Extension and Chain Bridge Road will be pursued, and whether a developer or the city will be responsible for it.
- What the revised intersection design for Eaton Place will look like, given that the earlier concept from the Northfax small area plan has changed, and what the implications are for lane…
Courthouse Plazain progress
Courthouse Plaza is a mixed-use redevelopment proposal for the shopping center at 10300 Willard Way and 3922 Blenheim Boulevard in Fairfax, anchored by a Safeway grocery store. Combined Courthouse, LLC originally sought 8 Special Exceptions for a mixed-use development in the CR Commercial Retail district and Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District; a City Council work session was held on September 24, 2024, and a public hearing was held July 22, 2025, but Council deferred action to October 28, 2025 and ultimately denied the request 4–2 on that date.
- City Council public hearing and action on the Courthouse Plaza land use application (second cycle) is anticipated for the December 8, 2026 City Council meeting — no decision has been made.
- The Board of Architectural Review public hearing on the Courthouse Plaza design (noted as scheduled for the week of September 14, 2026, with reported architectural changes since last review) has not…
This meeting in the wiki Overview
10300 Willard Wayin progress
10300 Willard Way (Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center) is an 8.73-acre commercial site in the City of Fairfax's CR district and Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District, anchored by a Safeway and originally approved in 1978. Combined Courthouse, LLC has pursued mixed-use redevelopment of the site through multiple rounds of review.
- No formal Planning Commission action or recommendation on the revised PDM rezoning application has been recorded; further review steps are pending.
- No City Council action has been taken on the revised application; a future public hearing and Council vote on the rezoning and any associated requests have not yet been scheduled in the record.
3922 Blenheim Boulevardin progress
3922 Blenheim Boulevard is Parcel B (~1.61 acres) of the two-parcel Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center redevelopment site, the other being 10300 Willard Way. Together, the parcels are bounded by Blenheim Boulevard to the east, University Drive to the west, Democracy Lane and Plaza Drive to the north, and a library to the south.
- No formal Planning Commission action or minutes have been recorded from the June 22, 2026 work session — outcome remains unconfirmed.
- A formal rezoning decision on the PDM and Transition Overlay District request has not yet been made by the Planning Commission or City Council.

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