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Planning director updates commission on ADU urgency ordinance, open‑space update and School Street Plaza resubmission
Summary
Staff told the commission on Nov. 20 that the School Street Plaza resubmitted materials are under review, the town will ask the council for an urgency ADU ordinance on Dec. 3 to comply with state changes, and the town will update its open‑space element in 2026 to address state environmental‑justice requirements; commissioners also pressed for clarity on evacuation‑route requirements under state law.
At the Nov. 20 Fairfax Planning Commission meeting planners provided a multi‑item update: the School Street Plaza project resubmitted materials and staff is reviewing them; the town plans an urgency ordinance at the Dec. 3 council meeting to implement recent, minor state changes to accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules so the town does not lose its ADU ordinance on Jan. 1; and staff plans open‑space element updates in 2026 to address new state environmental‑justice requirements.
Planner (reporting) said the School Street Plaza application…
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