10300 Willard Way
in progress- Proposed
- Under review
- Decided
Summary
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. An initial application seeking special exceptions for a 315-unit multifamily building with approximately 12,000 sq ft of ground-floor retail was the subject of two City Council work sessions (September 24, 2024 and February 25, 2025) before advancing to a public hearing. After a deferral on July 22, 2025 (approved 5-1), the Council voted on October 28, 2025 to deny all nine special exceptions (4-2) and also deny the Certificate of Appropriateness (4-2), concluding that the proposal was inconsistent with the zoning ordinance, comprehensive plan, and city design guidelines. Following that denial, the applicant returned with a revised, expanded proposal encompassing both 10300 Willard Way and the adjacent 3922 Blenheim Boulevard, now seeking a rezoning to PDM (Planned Development Mixed Use) with a two-phase redevelopment concept including a 6-story mixed-use building. This new application entered the pre-application phase in early 2026, received briefings before the Planning Commission (February 9, 2026) and City Council (February 24, 2026), advanced to post-submission phase by June 2026, and received further work sessions before the Planning Commission (June 22, 2026) and City Council (July 28, 2026), with staff comments having been provided on two submissions as of the July 2026 work session.
Open questions & options on the table
- 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.
- Outcome of the June 22, 2026 Planning Commission work session has not been recorded (no minutes or actions available).
- The applicant's response to staff comments on their second submission (as of July 2026) and any further resubmission are not yet reflected in the record.
What members have said
Councilmember Hall voted against the July 22, 2025 deferral (the sole 'no' vote) and voted in favor of denying the special exceptions and Certificate of Appropriateness on October 28, 2025.
Councilmember Amos voted to deny the special exceptions and Certificate of Appropriateness on October 28, 2025; the transcript records the denial motion as having been made by Councilmember Amos and seconded by Councilmember Peterson.
Councilmember Peterson voted to defer on July 22, 2025 and voted to deny the special exceptions and Certificate of Appropriateness on October 28, 2025; the transcript records Peterson as having seconded the denial motion.
Councilmember McQuillen voted to defer on July 22, 2025 and voted to deny the special exceptions and Certificate of Appropriateness on October 28, 2025.
Councilmember Bates voted to defer on July 22, 2025 and voted in favor of approving the special exceptions on October 28, 2025, opposing both denial motions.
Councilmember Hardy-Chandler voted to defer on July 22, 2025 and voted in favor of approving the special exceptions on October 28, 2025, opposing both denial motions.
Mayor Reed presided over the July 22, 2025 and October 28, 2025 proceedings; the transcript records Reed as recognizing staff and managing floor procedure at those meetings, but no substantive policy position is recorded in the material.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Discussion time
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Full history
[13a] The proposed mixed-use development site at Courthouse Plaza, 10300 Willard Way, was the subject of work session discussion regarding 8 Special Exceptions in the CR district and Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District.
[12c] 10300 Willard Way was the subject of a work session discussion on redevelopment by Combined Courthouse, LLC.
[7b] Site of the Combined Courthouse, LLC mixed-use development application, deferred to October 28, 2025.
deferredDefer Council consideration and action on items associated with agenda item 7b to a date certain of October 28, 2025.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson[10a] Site of the denied Combined Courthouse, LLC mixed-use development application; tax map parcel 57-2-20-004-D.
failedAdopt resolution to approve nine special exceptions requested by Combined Courthouse, LLC at 10300 Willard Way.✕ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ PetersonpassedAdopt resolution to deny nine special exceptions requested by Combined Courthouse, LLC at 10300 Willard Way on the basis that the proposal is not consistent with the purposes and intent of the zoning ordinance and the comprehensive plan.✓ Amos✕ Bates✓ Hall✕ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedDeny the request of Combined Courthouse, LLC for a Certificate of Appropriateness at 10300 Willard Way (tax map #57-2-20-004-d) on the basis that the proposal is not consistent with City Code/design guidelines and does not exhibit acceptable architectural elements.✓ Amos✕ Bates✓ Hall✕ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson[8b] The Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center at these addresses was the subject of a pre-application redevelopment briefing during the work session.
[12d] 10300 Willard Way (Parcel A, ~8.73 acres) is the primary site for the proposed Courthouse Plaza Shopping Center redevelopment.
[7b] One of two parcels comprising the Courthouse Plaza redevelopment site.
[10b] Council discussed a redevelopment request by Combined Courthouse LLC C/O Combined Columbia Glade, LLC for 10300 Willard Way during the work session; no formal action was taken.
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