Move Fairfax

The Pickett Road Connector Trail is a City of Fairfax trail project with a $6.5 million funding allocation, currently in design. The project drew public opposition as early as January 2025, and in April 2025 the Council voted to pause it twice: first on April 8 (3-2, pausing expenditures until after the April 22 Work SessionWork sessionA meeting for discussion and briefing only. No formal votes are taken, but positions get set here.), then on April 22 (4-2, pausing all actions to examine alternatives).

• Jul 14, 2025Planning Commission · item 9

  Staff Report

  Staff noted that Move Fairfax was discussed at the July 1, 2025 Joint Work Session with City Council.

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The Davies Property project is a proposed mixed-useMixed-useA building or project that combines homes with shops, offices, or other uses. redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road (a 2.69-acre site currently containing a large house), submitted by The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC. The application sought a rezoningRezoningChanging which zoning district a property sits in, which changes what can be built there. Goes to the Planning Commission for a recommendation, then to City Council for the vote. from RM (Residential Medium) to CU (Commercial Urban), retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD overlay), along with a General Development PlanGeneral development planThe conceptual layout submitted with a rezoning or special use permit that shows what the applicant commits to build. with proffersProfferA written promise an applicant volunteers with a rezoning, such as a cash contribution, a road improvement, or a use limit. Once accepted it binds the land., special exceptionsSpecial exceptionA council-approved departure from a specific zoning rule, such as parking counts or height, for one property., and a Certificate of AppropriatenessCertificate of appropriatenessBoard of Architectural Review approval that an exterior change fits the district's design standards..

• Jul 14, 2025Planning Commission · item 9

  Staff Report

  Staff noted that Move Fairfax was discussed at the July 1, 2025 Joint Work Session with City Council.

  Watch this momentminutesagenda

Courthouse Plaza (10300 Willard Way, and later also 3922 Blenheim Boulevard) is a shopping center redevelopment project in the City of Fairfax proposed by Combined Courthouse, LLC. The project has gone through two distinct application cycles.

• Jul 14, 2025Planning Commission · item 9

  Staff Report

  Staff noted that Move Fairfax was discussed at the July 1, 2025 Joint Work Session with City Council.

  Watch this momentminutesagenda