4010 University Drive
4010 University Drive is a proposed mixed-use development by Pathway Homes, Inc. 3 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
Tommy's Carwash
Tommy's Carwash is a proposed car wash facility to be developed by Olympus Pines, LLC at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard in the City. The project required a Special Use Permit (SUP) for vehicle service use, special exceptions (for exterior vacuum stations, a fence in the transitional yard, and modified street tree requirements), and a Major Certificate of Appropriateness.
- Staff Report
A public hearing for the 4010 University Drive proposal for offices and fifteen affordable dwelling units with related support services was noted as scheduled for the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting.
- Dec 9, 2024Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
Staff noted an upcoming City Council public hearing on December 10, 2024 for the 4010 University Drive proposal for offices and fifteen affordable dwelling units with related support services. Location of the proposed offices and fifteen affordable dwelling units project scheduled for a City Council public hearing on December 10, 2024.
Taco Bell
The Taco Bell project involves a proposed Taco Bell restaurant with a drive-through on Parcel D — a 0.66-acre vacant pad site — within an existing multi-tenant shopping center at 10120 Fairfax Boulevard. The larger parcel (Parcel A) is 2.4 acres, zoned Commercial Retail within the Architectural Control Overlay District and the Commercial Corridor place type.
- Staff Report
A public hearing for the 4010 University Drive proposal for offices and fifteen affordable dwelling units with related support services was noted as scheduled for the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting.
- Dec 9, 2024Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
Staff noted an upcoming City Council public hearing on December 10, 2024 for the 4010 University Drive proposal for offices and fifteen affordable dwelling units with related support services. Location of the proposed offices and fifteen affordable dwelling units project scheduled for a City Council public hearing on December 10, 2024.
Davies Property
The Davies Property refers to the redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road (a ~2.69-acre site currently containing a large vacant house), proposed by The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC. The application sought to rezone the parcel from RM (Residential Medium) to CU (Commercial Urban), retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD), with a General Development Plan for a mixed-use building of up to 276 apartments, approximately 10,796 sq ft of ground-floor commercial space, and a 3-level below-grade parking garage.
- Dec 9, 2024Planning Commission · item 10Staff Report
Staff noted an upcoming City Council public hearing on December 10, 2024 for the 4010 University Drive proposal for offices and fifteen affordable dwelling units with related support services. Location of the proposed offices and fifteen affordable dwelling units project scheduled for a City Council public hearing on December 10, 2024.
- Dec 10, 2024City Council · item 8cPublic hearing on Pathway Homes, Inc. request — Special Use Permit for upper story residential/mixed uses at 4010 University Drive
This parcel (Tax Map 57-4-02-087-B) in the CR Commercial Retail zoning district and Old Town Fairfax Historic Overlay District was approved for upper story residential/mixed uses, up to 10 units.
passedMotion to approve the Special Use Permit for upper story residential/mixed uses at 4010 University Drive, limited to a maximum of 10 dwelling units.✓ Bates✕ Doyle Feingold✕ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✓ Stehle✓ Read - Feb 25, 2025City Council · item 8aPublic Hearing and Council action – Special Exception for Pathway Homes, Inc. at 4010 University Drive
The subject property at 4010 University Drive (Tax Map 57-4-02-087-B) in the CR Commercial Retail zoning district and Old Town Fairfax Historic Overlay District was the site of the approved Special Exception.
passedApproval of Special Exception for Pathway Homes, Inc. to allow maximum density of 28 dwelling units per acre at 4010 University Drive✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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(agent: Molly Navanti) located at the corner of University Drive and Sager Avenue 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 project proposes ground-floor offices and affordable residential dwelling units with related support services on the upper stories. The proposal required two separate land use approvals from City Council.
First, on December 10, 2024, City Council approved a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow upper-story residential/mixed uses, capped at a maximum of 10 dwelling units, on a contested 4-3 vote. Second, on February 25, 2025, City Council unanimously approved a Special Exception to modify the non-residential districts dimensional standards table to allow a maximum density of 28 dwelling units per acre, clearing the way for a denser project than the CR district's standard table would otherwise permit. The project had been on the Planning Commission's radar since at least November 2024, when staff flagged the forthcoming Council public hearings.