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Developer seeks rezoning for 307‑unit Gatewood Plaza on Fairfax Boulevard; commission flags height, parking and RPA issues
Summary
At a post‑application work session the applicant proposed rezoning Gatewood Plaza (10201 Fairfax Blvd) for a 7‑story, 307‑unit mixed‑use building; staff and commissioners raised concerns about land‑use consistency with the comprehensive plan, parking shortfall, resource protection area encroachment and impacts on adjacent single‑family neighborhoods.
An applicant seeking to redevelop Gatewood Plaza (10201 Fairfax Boulevard) presented a post‑application work session Monday seeking a zoning map amendment, a comprehensive‑plan amendment and multiple special exceptions to permit a seven‑story, mixed‑use project with 307 units.
Clara Schweiger (staff) said the site currently contains a roughly 93,114‑square‑foot, five‑story office building that staff estimates is about 90% occupied. Staff summarized the application: a rezoning to CR (commercial retail), a comprehensive‑plan amendment to change the future land use from commercial corridor to multifamily neighborhood, a special use permit for upper‑story residential and nine special exceptions including density (applicant proposes 111.5 dwelling units per acre vs. the CR maximum of 24…
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