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Council adopts updated Land Use, Town Center and Safety elements; schedules safety review in six months
Summary
The Fairfax Town Council adopted updated Land Use, Town Center and Safety elements of the town’s general plan, adding state-required hazard mapping, climate-resilience measures and programs to address evacuation difficulty while directing staff to return with additional safety refinements in about six months.
The Fairfax Town Council adopted amendments to the Land Use, Town Center and Safety elements of the town’s general plan after receiving staff presentations and Planning Commission recommendations. The council approved the updates with direction to revisit the safety element in approximately six months for further refinement.
Staff described the amendments as a phase-2 follow-up to the town’s recently updated housing element. Planner Andrew Hill and consultants said the updates do not increase development capacity beyond the adopted housing element; instead they add state-required maps and policies, incorporate the town’s updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) by reference, and add policies addressing wildfire risk, evacuation…
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