9917 Fairfax Boulevard
Summary
9917 Fairfax Boulevard (Tax Map 48-3-13-001), the former site of Esposito's restaurant, is the subject of a redevelopment application by Olympus Pines, LLC to construct a Tommy's Car Wash facility. The applicant submitted a formal application in August 2023, followed by a City Council work session in January 2024, Board of Architectural Review recommendation for approval on April 17, 2024, and updated plans submitted in November 2024. The project was flagged at the November 25, 2024 Planning Commission meeting as an upcoming item for the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting; because the application required only a Special Use Permit (and associated special exceptions and Certificate of Appropriateness), it did not require Planning Commission review. At the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting — the final meeting of the outgoing Council — all three motions were approved 4-2 (Lim and Stehle opposed): a Special Use Permit for vehicle service (car wash) in the CR Commercial Retail Zone District, Resolution R-24-40 granting special exceptions for exterior vacuum stations, a fence in the transitional yard, and modified street tree requirements, and a Major Certificate of Appropriateness. Approval conditions include general conformance with plans and renderings received by staff in March 2024, conformance with a supplemental plan set, and landscaping subject to change per urban forester comments at the site plan approval stage.
Open questions & options on the table
- Site plan approval stage is still pending, including final urban forester review of landscaping requirements.
Recent updates
[8b] This parcel (Tax Map 48-3-13-001) was approved for redevelopment as a car wash facility.
[10] Address of the Tommy's Carwash project scheduled for a December 10, 2024 City Council public hearing.
What members have said
Councilmember Ross moved all three motions at the December 10, 2024 hearing — the Special Use Permit, Resolution R-24-40 for special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness — and noted the importance of the stormwater management improvements that would result from the project.
Councilmember Bates seconded the motion for Resolution R-24-40 (special exceptions) at the December 10, 2024 meeting and voted yes on all three motions.
Councilmember Greenfield seconded the motion for the Special Use Permit at the December 10, 2024 meeting and voted yes on all three motions.
Councilmember Lim voted no on all three motions at the December 10, 2024 meeting; no recorded verbal comments are captured in the material.
Councilmember Stehle (recorded as 'Staley' in the transcript) voted no on all three motions at the December 10, 2024 meeting; no recorded verbal comments are captured in the material.
Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.
Full history
- Nov 25, 2024Planning Commission · item 10
[10] Address of the Tommy's Carwash project scheduled for a December 10, 2024 City Council public hearing.
- Dec 10, 2024City Council · item 8b
[8b] This parcel (Tax Map 48-3-13-001) was approved for redevelopment as a car wash facility.