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Fairfax council adopts updated fire, WUI and 2025 California building codes; new park rules approved
Summary
After public hearings, the Town Council adopted local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code, the Wildland-Urban Interface code, and the 2025 state building standards (Title 24). Council also adopted park-use rules and removed obsolete camping code language following approval of an anti‑camping ordinance.
The Fairfax Town Council on Wednesday adopted three major code updates and approved a package of park-use rules after hearing staff presentations and public comment.
What the council approved: By roll-call vote the council adopted the town’s local amendments to the 2025 California Fire Code (Ordinance No. 899), the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code (Ordinance No. 900) and the state’s 2025 California Building Standards (Title 24) with local reach‑code provisions (Ordinance No. 901). Key local changes include raising required vertical clearance over fire lanes to 15 feet, eliminating a prior exception so that smaller new commercial…
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