Comprehensive Plan Amendment
The Comprehensive Plan Amendment tracked here concerns Tax Map Parcel 58-2-10-0001-A-1, the site of the Mantua Professional Center (commonly associated with the "Highlands at Mantua" / 9495 Silver King Court redevelopment proposed by RJL Associates, Inc.), located on Pickett Road approximately a half-mile south of Fairfax Boulevard. 3 separate matters touch this plan or program; each has its own status.
Highlands at Mantua
Highlands at Mantua is a redevelopment proposal by RJL Associates, Inc. to replace approximately 21,566 sq ft of existing office space with 14 front-loaded townhomes on a 2.12-acre site at 9495 Silver King Court. The project drew early public opposition from the neighboring Pickett's Reserve HOA, which raised concerns about lot size, building heights, buffers, and tree removal at the February 10, 2025 Planning Commission meeting.
- Jul 27, 2026Planning Commission · item 6aHighlands at Mantua – Public Hearing
A Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type was requested as part of the Highlands at Mantua application.
- Public Hearing – 9495 Silver King Court Redevelopment (RJL Associates, Inc.)
Council unanimously adopted a resolution amending the Comprehensive Plan for Tax Map Parcel 58-2-10-0001-A-1 from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type.
passedAdopt resolution recommending amendment of the Comprehensive Plan from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type for Tax Map Parcel 58-2-10-0001-A-1.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedApprove rezoning application Z-24-00236 to rezone 9495 Silver King Court from PDC to PDR-ACOD, approve the General Development Plan Amendment, and approve the Master Development Plan with commitments revised June 15, 2026.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedApprove Certificate of Appropriateness for 9495 Silver King Court (Highlands at Mantua) per Section 110-6.5.6.B of the City Code, with stated conditions.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✓ Peterson
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.
- Jul 27, 2026Planning Commission · item 6aHighlands at Mantua – Public Hearing
A Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type was requested as part of the Highlands at Mantua application.
- Public Hearing – 9495 Silver King Court Redevelopment (RJL Associates, Inc.)
Council unanimously adopted a resolution amending the Comprehensive Plan for Tax Map Parcel 58-2-10-0001-A-1 from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type.
passedAdopt resolution recommending amendment of the Comprehensive Plan from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type for Tax Map Parcel 58-2-10-0001-A-1.✓ Amos✓ Bates✓ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✓ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedApprove rezoning application Z-24-00236 to rezone 9495 Silver King Court from PDC to PDR-ACOD, approve the General Development Plan Amendment, and approve the Master Development Plan with commitments revised June 15, 2026.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✓ PetersonpassedApprove Certificate of Appropriateness for 9495 Silver King Court (Highlands at Mantua) per Section 110-6.5.6.B of the City Code, with stated conditions.✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✓ Peterson
Gatewood Plaza
Gatewood Plaza is a proposed mixed-use redevelopment at 10201 Fairfax Boulevard, where the property owner seeks to demolish an existing office building (a multi-story structure set back from the road with significant landscaping, sometimes called the "State Farm building") and construct a new residential development of approximately 334 units, currently proposed as predominantly one-bedroom apartments. The application includes a zoning map amendment from RM Residential Medium and CR Commercial Retail to CR Commercial Retail, a comprehensive plan amendment to change the future land use designation from Commercial Corridor to Multifamily Neighborhood, a special use permit for upper-story residential and mixed uses, and nine special exceptions covering density, building height, bulk plain, required yards, transitional yards, parking, and resource protection area.
- Feb 4, 2025City Council · item 1cDiscussion on a request for rezoning from the RM Residential Medium and CR Commercial Retail zoning districts to CR Commercial Retail, a comprehensive plan amendment, a special use permit, and nine special exceptions for Gatewood Plaza, 10201 Fairfax Boulevard
A comprehensive plan amendment associated with the Gatewood Plaza request was discussed at this work session. No formal action was taken.
In full
The amendment sought to change the property's Future Land Use Map designation from Commercial Corridor Place Type to Townhouse/Single-Family Attached Neighborhood Place Type, to support a rezoning from PDC (Planned Development Commercial) to PDR-ACOD (Planned Development Residential with Architectural Control Overlay District). The Planning Commission held a public hearing on July 27, 2026, at which a motion to recommend the amendment to City Council was made, with plans submitted June 15, 2026. On September 22, 2026, the City Council unanimously approved the Comprehensive Plan Amendment by a 6-0 vote, adopting the resolution amending the Future Land Use Map.
The associated rezoning and General Development Plan Amendment, as well as the Certificate of Appropriateness, were each approved 4-2 on the same date, with Hall and McQuillen opposed on those items.