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Tommy's Carwash

approved

Status set at City Council Meeting on Dec 10, 2024

Project wiki — a maintained overview, meeting history, and recorded positions.

  1. Proposed
  2. Under review
    Nov 25, 2024
  3. approved
    Dec 10, 2024

Summary

Tommy's Carwash is a proposed car wash facility by Olympus Pines, LLC at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard in the City. The project required a Special Use Permit (SUP) for vehicle service, special exceptions (for exterior vacuum stations, a fence in a transitional yard, and modified street tree requirements), and a Major Certificate of Appropriateness. The project was flagged at Planning Commission staff report sessions on November 25 and December 9, 2024, as an upcoming City Council public hearing item. On December 10, 2024, the City Council approved all three required land use actions in a 4-2 vote (Council Members Lim and Stehle opposed), with Resolution R-24-40 adopted for the special exceptions. The project is now fully approved.

Official city record

Private Development

Under Construction

The subject site has two existing buildings totaling 4,735 square feet.

Location: 9917 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030
Applicant: Robert D. Brant Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh, P.C.
Planner: Bereket Merzi, Deputy Zoning Administrator
bereket.merzi@fairfaxva.gov
Submitted materials
November 4, 2024 Special Use Permit Plan (PDF, 12MB)November 4, 2024 Statement of Justification (PDF, 89KB)September 30, 2024 Special Use Permit Plan (PDF, 12MB)September 30, 2024 Statement of Justification (PDF, 89KB)April 26, 2024 Special Use Permit Plan (PDF, 10MB)April 26, 2024 Statement of Justification (DOCX, 32KB)
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What members have said

Lim

Voted no on all three motions (SUP, special exceptions via R-24-40, and Certificate of Appropriateness) at the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting. No verbal comments are recorded in the material.

Stehle

Voted no on all three motions (SUP, special exceptions via R-24-40, and Certificate of Appropriateness) at the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting. No verbal comments are recorded in the material.

Positions as recorded in meeting minutes; votes without recorded comment aren’t summarized.

Full history

  1. Nov 25, 2024Planning Commission· item 10in progress#

    [10] A public hearing for Tommy's Carwash located at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard was noted as scheduled for the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting.

    ▶ Watch this momentminutes ↗agenda ↗
  2. Dec 9, 2024Planning Commission· item 10#

    [10] Staff noted an upcoming City Council public hearing on December 10, 2024 for Tommy's Carwash located at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.

    ▶ Watch this momentminutes ↗agenda ↗
  3. Dec 10, 2024City Council· item 8bapproved#

    [8b] The redevelopment of 9917 Fairfax Boulevard as a car wash facility was approved 4-2, including a SUP, special exceptions, and certificate of appropriateness.

    passedMotion to approve the Special Use Permit for vehicle service (car wash) at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.
    ✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✕ Stehle
    passedMotion to adopt Resolution R-24-40 approving special exceptions for exterior vacuum stations, fence in transitional yard, and modified street tree requirements at 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.
    ✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✕ Stehle
    passedMotion to approve the Major Certificate of Appropriateness for 9917 Fairfax Boulevard.
    ✓ Bates✓ Doyle Feingold✓ Greenfield✕ Lim✓ Ross✕ Stehle
    minutes ↗agenda ↗

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