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Council schedules second reading of code update modernizing permitted‑use tables and childcare rules
Summary
City staff presented an ordinance to modernize Fairview's permitted‑use tables across commercial and mixed‑use zones and to update childcare facility definitions to align with state law (raising the threshold from 12 to 16 children for certain allowances). The planning commission recommended approval; second reading is set for April 2, 2025.
Fairview city staff presented Ordinance 2‑2025 on March 19, proposing multiple amendments to municipal code Chapter 19.135 to modernize permitted‑use lists for village mixed‑use and village commercial zones, standardize table formatting across commercial and industrial zones, and update childcare facility definitions to comply with state statute.
The ordinance text—read aloud at the meeting—updates the zoning tables from long, narrowly worded lists of individual uses to consolidated, user‑friendly categories (for example, "office uses" rather than a long list of specific office subtypes). Staff…
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