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Fairfax BZA approves parking exception for Happy Cat Hotel and Spa at 3220 Blenheim Boulevard
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception allowing Martin Heiser Inc.’s Happy Cat Hotel and Spa to reduce required off‑street parking from 17 spaces to 8, subject to two conditions and staff’s parking management plan.
The Board of Zoning Appeals for the City of Fairfax on Oct. 21 approved a special exception allowing Martin Heiser Inc., doing business as Happy Cat Hotel and Spa, to reduce the off‑street parking requirement for a proposed cat boarding and grooming business at 3220 Blenheim Boulevard.
Staff recommended approval, and the board voted 3-0 to adopt the special exception SE-25-00487 with conditions requiring that the use be consistent with the applicant’s statement of justification and that the applicant obtain all necessary local, state and federal permits before any on‑site construction.
The special-exception request arose because the zoning code’s general-services parking standard requires one space per 200 square feet of floor area. The existing building is 3,459 square feet, which under that standard produces a requirement of 17 parking spaces; the property currently provides eight spaces. Staff’s presentation noted a July 22, 2025 text amendment to the…
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