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Council denies Combined Properties' Courthouse Plaza special exceptions and certificate of appropriateness

City of Fairfax City Council · October 28, 2025
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Summary

Fairfax City Council denied the specific special exceptions and the Certificate of Appropriateness for the Combined Courthouse Plaza redevelopment after an Oct. 28 hearing and recorded roll-call votes.

Fairfax City Council on Oct. 28 denied special exceptions requested by Combined Courthouse LLC for a proposed mixed-use redevelopment of Courthouse Plaza and later denied a certificate of appropriateness for the proposal.

The application sought multiple special exceptions including allowing more than 25 percent of the ground floor for residential use, exceeding maximum density and height in the Old Town Fairfax transition overlay…

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