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Votes at a glance: council introduces new building and fire codes, approves pedestrian planning contract and adopts grand jury responses
Summary
At the Oct. 15 meeting the council introduced three updated code ordinances for first reading, authorized a grant-funded Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan contract, and approved the town’s response to the Marin County Civil Grand Jury report.
Fairfax Town Council took several procedural and funding actions at its Oct. 15 meeting. Most items were introduced or authorized for further public hearings and implementation rather than adopted in final form.
What the council introduced and authorized
- Fire code (Ordinance 899): Council introduced and waived first reading of an ordinance adopting the 2025 California Fire Code (with local amendments), and portions of the 2024 International Fire Code. The action keeps prior local amendments in place and adds provisions such as a raised clearance over fire lanes and tightened requirements for interior emergency radio coverage in new commercial buildings. Motion by Councilmember Barbara Kohler; second by Vice Mayor Stephanie Hellman. The motion passed on the roll call recorded at the meeting.
- Wildland-Urban Interface code (Ordinance 900): Council introduced and waived first…
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