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Planning commission unanimously recommends Town Council adopt ADU/JADU ordinance updates; reintroduces dark-sky and softens material-match rule
Summary
The Fairfax Planning Commission on March 20 unanimously recommended that the Town Council adopt a set of amendments to the town—'s accessory dwelling unit and junior ADU regulations to align the municipal code with recent state law changes and to clarify local design and enforcement rules.
The Fairfax Planning Commission on March 20 voted unanimously to recommend that the Town Council adopt the staff-drafted amendments to the town—'s ADU (accessory dwelling unit) and JADU regulations to align local code with recent changes to state law.
Staff summarized revisions made after the commission—'s February review: clerical corrections to code cross-references, restoring three deleted definitions, clarifying where ADUs/JADUs are allowed by zoning district, explicitly permitting two-story ADUs where height limits allow, setting a 31-day minimum rental term for ADU and JADU rentals, clarifying…
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