Location

9640 Fairfax Blvd

Project Updates

• The City Council at the continued public hearing on December 13, 2022 approved the Special Use Permit, Special Exceptions, and Certificate of Appropriateness with conditions.
• Continuation of the City Council public hearing on December 13, 2022. 
• The City Council held a worksession on December 6, 2022. 
• The City Council deferred action on the application and continued the public hearing to December 13, 2022. The City Council also directed staff to hold a work session on December 6, 2022.
• City Council public hearing is scheduled for November 29, 2022.
• Fourth submission received on November 9, 2022
• Staff provided third review comments to applicant on November 7, 2022.
• Board of Architectural Review Public Hearing held on October 5, 2022 
• Third submission received on September 28, 2022.
• Staff provided second review comments to applicant on September 15, 2022
• Board of Architectural Review Work Session was held on August 17, 2022
• Second submission received on July 28, 2022.
• Staff provided first review comments to applicant on June 28, 2022. 
• An application was filed with the City on May 6, 2022.
• On April 26, 2022, a pre-application development briefing was held with City Council.
• On February 25, 2022, potential applicant submitted  request and materials for a pre-application development briefing. 

Background

The applicant proposes to redevelop the site with an upper story residential/mixed use consisting of approximately 54 dwelling units and office space/parking spaces on the ground floor of the building. The upper story residential/mixed use requires a Special Use Permit within the CR Commercial Retail Zoning District.

Requests

If an application is submitted, this concept would require land use approvals that could potentially include, but are not limited to:

• Special Use Permit to allow upper story residential/mixed use within CR Commercial Retail Zoning District.
• Special Exceptions 

1. to modify the maximum density, minimum lot area, minimum required yards and maximum building coverage standards of Section 110-3.6.2,
2. to modify the minimum parking requirement of Section 110-4.2.3.E,
3. to modify the cross access requirements of Section 110-4.3.3,
4. to modify the street tree requirements of Section 110-4.5.6.B.

• Major Certificate of Appropriateness for architecture and landscaping.

Plans

 Public Meetings

DATE	DESCRIPTION	STAFF REPORT	VIDEO LINK
April 26, 2022	City Council Briefing
October 5, 2022	Board of Architectural Review Public hearing
November 29, 2022	City Council Pubic Hearing
December 6, 2022	City Council Worksession
December 13, 2022	Continued City Council Public Hearing

Applicant

The Lamb Center/Wesley Housing
Gifford Hampshire
Blankingship & Keith, PC.
703.691.1235

Contact

Supriya Chewle (Soo-pree-yah  Chaiv-lay),  AICP
Project Planner
703.385.7932
supriya.chewle@fairfaxva.gov