Taco Bell
The Taco Bell project involves the development of a new Taco Bell restaurant with a drive-through on Parcel D, a 0.66-acre vacant pad site at 10120 Fairfax Boulevard, within an existing multi-tenant shopping center (Parcel A, 2.4 acres total). 6 separate matters touch this project; each has its own status.
Official city record
Private Development
The applicant, ABTB Mid-Atlantic, LLC, is proposing to develop a 2,090 square foot fast-food restaurant with a drive-through on approximately 0.66-acres. The subject site is currently a vacant pad site that is part of the Boulevard Marketplace Shopping Center.
4010 University Drive
4010 University Drive is a proposal by Pathway Homes, Inc. to develop affordable residential units with support services and ground-floor office space 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). The project was initially described as providing 15 designated affordable residential units with support services and ground-floor office.
- Staff Report
A public hearing for Taco Bell located at 10120 Fairfax Boulevard 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 Taco Bell project at 10120 Fairfax Boulevard.
Tommy's Carwash
Tommy's Carwash is a proposed car wash facility by applicant 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 a transitional yard, and modified street tree requirements), and a Major Certificate of Appropriateness.
- Staff Report
A public hearing for Taco Bell located at 10120 Fairfax Boulevard 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 Taco Bell project at 10120 Fairfax Boulevard.
Davies Property
The Davies Property project is a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of 4131 Chain Bridge Road (a 2.69-acre site currently containing a large vacant house) 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 up to 276 multifamily apartments and approximately 10,796 sq ft of ground-floor commercial space, served by 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 Taco Bell project at 10120 Fairfax Boulevard.
- Staff Report
A public hearing on the Taco Bell application was noted as scheduled for the October 22, 2024 City Council meeting.
The Two-Year Transportation Program is a recurring City of Fairfax planning and prioritization mechanism by which candidate transportation projects are formally advanced for concept development, funding applications, and construction. The program was introduced at the October 8, 2024 City Council meeting and discussed in a work session that day with no formal action taken; a Planning Commission staff report on October 14, 2024 noted its introduction.
- Staff Report
A public hearing on the Taco Bell application was noted as scheduled for the October 22, 2024 City Council meeting.
The Chain Bridge Road/Eaton Place Intersection Improvements is an active transportation infrastructure project in the city. The project was first surfaced publicly in an October 8, 2024 City Council work session presentation, with no formal action taken at that time.
- Staff Report
A public hearing on the Taco Bell application was noted as scheduled for the October 22, 2024 City Council meeting.
In full
The project is governed by a previously approved 2017 general development plan and 2008 proffers, with no changes to existing proffers or shopping center conditions proposed. The site sits in a commercial corridor place type, commercial retail zoning district, and architectural control overlay district. The shopping center has approximately 119 shared parking spaces with no dedicated parking for any individual tenant.
Key conditions negotiated for this proposal include reduced drive-through hours and a reduced building footprint compared to Taco Bell's standard prototype, as well as tree canopy coverage more than twice the required amount. A traffic analysis found no significant degradation to level of service on adjacent streets. The application was first flagged for a public hearing at the October 22, 2024 City Council meeting, then rescheduled; a public hearing was ultimately held on December 10, 2024.
As of early 2026, the project appears to still be anticipated but not yet open, with community members referencing it as a forthcoming development.