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Z-23-00073

approved

Status set at City Council Meeting on Jul 22, 2025

  1. Proposed
  2. Under review
  3. approved
    Jun 23, 2025

Summary

Z-23-00073 is a rezoning application filed by The Hill, A Davies Family, LLC to rezone 4131 Chain Bridge Road in Fairfax from RM (Residential Medium) to CU (Commercial Urban), retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD), with an associated General Development Plan with proffers. The application also required approval of special exceptions and a Certificate of Appropriateness. On June 23, 2025, the Planning Commission recommended denial by a 4-2 vote, finding the General Development Plan not in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted City goals and policies as currently presented; the competing motion to recommend approval failed 2-4. Despite that recommendation, City Council took up the matter on July 22, 2025, and approved all three components — the rezoning/GDP (Ordinance 2025-05), the special exceptions (Resolution R-25-23), and the Certificate of Appropriateness — each on a 4-3 vote. The property is thus rezoned from RM Residential Medium to CU Commercial Urban with the TOD overlay retained.

What members have said

Coleman (Planning Commission)

On June 23, 2025, Coleman moved to recommend approval of rezoning application Z-23-00073, citing that the proposal was approximately 80% aligned with the goals of the small area plan and expressing a desire to see something built that reflects those goals. He voted yes on the motion to recommend approval.

Bates (City Council)

On July 22, 2025, Councilmember Bates made the motion to approve rezoning application Z-23-00073, the General Development Plan with proffers, and retention of the TOD overlay, and voted in favor of all three approvals.

Hardy-Chandler (City Council)

On July 22, 2025, Councilmember Hardy-Chandler seconded the motion to approve the rezoning (as indicated by the transcript excerpt) and voted in favor of all three approvals.

Hall (City Council)

Councilmember Hall voted no on all three motions at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting — the rezoning/GDP, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.

McQuillen (City Council)

Councilmember McQuillen voted no on all three motions at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting — the rezoning/GDP, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.

Peterson (City Council)

Councilmember Peterson voted no on all three motions at the July 22, 2025 City Council meeting — the rezoning/GDP, the special exceptions, and the Certificate of Appropriateness.

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

Discussion time

Minutes of named discussion per transcribed meeting.

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Full history

  1. Jun 23, 2025Planning Commission· item 6adenied#

    [6a] The Planning Commission recommended denial of Rezoning Application Z-23-00073 by a 4:2 vote, finding the General Development Plan not in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted City goals and policies as currently presented.

    failedMotion to recommend approval of Rezoning Application Z-23-00073 (RM to CU) and General Development Plan with proffers.
    ✓ Feather✓ Coleman✕ Briggs✕ Cunningham✕ Lockhart✕ Rice
    passedMotion to recommend denial of Rezoning Application Z-23-00073 (RM to CU) because the proposal is not in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted City goals and policies as currently presented.
    ✓ Briggs✓ Cunningham✓ Lockhart✓ Rice✕ Feather✕ Coleman
    ▶ Watch this momentminutes ↗agenda ↗
  2. Jul 22, 2025City Council· item 7aapproved#

    [7a] Rezoning application Z-23-00073 was approved 4-3, rezoning 4131 Chain Bridge Road from RM Residential Medium to CU Commercial Urban with the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD) retained.

    passedApprove rezoning application Z-23-00073 (Ordinance 2025-05) to rezone 4131 Chain Bridge Road from RM Residential Medium to CU Commercial Urban, retaining the Old Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD), and approve the general development plan with proffers.
    ✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
    passedAdopt Resolution R-25-23 approving special exceptions pursuant to City Code Section 110-6.7 for 4131 Chain Bridge Road (Davies Property), with conditions including tree canopy coverage increase or up to $10,000 contribution for offsite plantings.
    ✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
    passedApprove Certificate of Appropriateness per City Code Section 110-6.5.6.B for 4131 Chain Bridge Road (Davies Property), with conditions including conformance with plans, securing permits, Urban Forester review of landscaping, and standing seam metal roof along University Drive.
    ✓ Read✓ Amos✓ Bates✕ Hall✓ Hardy-Chandler✕ McQuillen✕ Peterson
    minutes ↗agenda ↗

Discussed alongside

Topics that come up in the same meetings.

4131 Chain Bridge Road2 meetingsDavies Property2 meetingsOld Town Fairfax Transition Overlay District (TOD)2 meetings