Affordable Housing Strategic Plan
The City of Fairfax Affordable Housing Strategic Plan is a strategic framework developed with consultant TPMA to guide future study, prioritization, and policy development related to housing affordability. 5 separate matters touch this plan or program; each has its own status.
Beacon Landing
Beacon Landing is a 54-unit supportive affordable housing development in the city, developed in partnership by Wesley Housing and the Lamb Center. The project drew on 23 separate financing sources, including a $700,000 gap financing investment from the city's Housing Trust Fund in February 2023 — a critical contribution that enabled the project to assemble its full financing stack.
- Housing Trust Fund, Process & Application Review
The Affordable Housing Strategic Plan was referenced as the basis for prioritizing development and preservation as eligible uses under the Housing Trust Fund.
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Urban Forest Master Plan
The Urban Forest Master Plan (UFMP) is the City of Fairfax's first-ever 20-year roadmap for stewardship of its urban forest, developed beginning in May 2024. The planning process included two Steering Committee meetings, multiple public meetings and open houses (July 2024, October 2024, October 2025), a public survey, stakeholder interviews, and presentations to the Planning Commission, City Council, PRAB, and the Environmental Sustainability Committee.
- Staff Report
City Council supported the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan at the February 17, 2026 meeting.
10340 Democracy Lane
10340 Democracy Lane is the site of a proposed multifamily residential redevelopment on approximately 3.22 acres in the city. The project as presented would replace roughly 59,983 sq ft of existing office space with a 6-story multifamily residential building totaling approximately 434,000 sq ft of residential space.
- Staff Report
City Council supported the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan at the February 17, 2026 meeting.
The City of Fairfax 2035 Comprehensive Plan is the city's primary long-range land use and policy document, guiding development, housing, transportation, and related decisions. A five-year review process culminated on October 8, 2024, when City Council unanimously adopted Resolution R-24-30 approving the updated plan dated September 27, 2024.
- Committee Activity
The Affordable Housing Strategic Plan was referenced as background context at multiple activity tables, informing discussions on housing targets, home sharing, homelessness, and the Housing Trust Fund.
Courthouse Plaza
Courthouse Plaza (10300 Willard Way, with associated parcel at 3922 Blenheim Boulevard) is a shopping center redevelopment proposal in the City of Fairfax, pursued by Combined Courthouse, LLC. The project has gone through two distinct application cycles.
- Nov 10, 2025Planning Commission · item 9Staff Report
A work session on the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan was held at the November 4, 2025 City Council meeting, as reported by staff.
- Affordable Housing Strategic Plan
Final comments were to be submitted to consultant TPMA by September 9, 2025; the plan will be presented to City Council on November 4th and HHCAB will present on December 2nd, tentatively focusing on home sharing and the Housing Trust Fund.
- Nov 4, 2025City Council · item 1aPresentation on the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan
A presentation on the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan was delivered to the City Council at this work session for discussion.
- Affordable Housing Strategic Plan Overview
Staff provided an overview of the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, available at fairfaxva.gov, as part of the board's ongoing work. The Affordable Housing Strategic Plan's alignment with HHCAB's workplan was highlighted in the Council presentation materials.
- Consideration of a resolution to adopt the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan
Council adopted the City of Fairfax Affordable Housing Strategic Plan as a strategic framework for future housing affordability study and policy development; it does not constitute an implementation plan or funding commitment.
passedApprove the resolution to adopt the City of Fairfax Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, as presented, directing city staff to use the plan as a strategic framework to guide future study, prioritization, and policy development of affordable housing-related policies, programs, and initiatives, subject to available resources and future City Council approval.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ Peterson - Staff Update
The Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, presented to Council by consultant TPMA on November 4, 2025, was adopted by Council on February 17, 2026.
- Staff Update
The Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, presented to Council by consultant TPMA on November 4, 2025, was adopted by the City Council on February 17, 2026. Supporting affordable housing development—a strategy included in the adopted Affordable Housing Strategic Plan—was cited as justification for directing existing Housing Trust Fund resources toward development activities.
- Staff Update
The Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, presented to Council by consultant TPMA on November 4, 2025, was adopted by Council on February 17, 2026; a council member had raised questions about the approach to developing targets and the role of population forecasting. Action item 1.3.1 of the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan — integrating affordable housing targets into the City's economic growth and redevelopment plans — was identified as the basis for the Strategy Team's target-setting work, with a timeline of 3–5 years.
Staff reported that the Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, presented to Council by consultant TPMA on November 4, 2025, was adopted by City Council on February 17, 2026.
- Staff Report
The Affordable Housing Strategic Plan, presented to Council by consultant TPMA on November 4, 2025, was adopted by Council on February 17, 2026.
In full
The process involved review by the Housing and Human Services Advisory Board (HHCAB), which submitted final comments to TPMA by September 9, 2025, focusing on performance indicators and county-city collaboration. TPMA presented the plan to City Council on November 4, 2025, and HHCAB presented to Council on December 2, 2025, with a written follow-up shared with Council on December 19, 2025 and again January 9, 2026. On February 17, 2026, City Council unanimously adopted the plan (6-0) as a strategic framework directing staff to guide future study and policy development, explicitly noting the plan does not constitute an implementation plan or funding commitment.
Since adoption, the plan has served as a reference point for related work, including Housing Trust Fund guideline development, Small Area Plan zoning amendments, and Comprehensive Plan implementation tracking; HHCAB voted unanimously in June 2026 to advance Housing Trust Fund guidelines to a City Council presentation on July 14, 2026, citing the plan as the basis for prioritizing development and preservation as eligible uses.