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Fairfax delays ADU ordinance adoption to next month after staff redline gaps and commissioner questions
Summary
Commissioners reviewed state ADU law changes and the town’s urgency ordinance; they asked staff to correct missing definitions and technical cross-references and voted to continue the ADU ordinance item to the next meeting for additional redline fixes and clarification on sprinklers, definition of interior livable space, and short‑term rental phrasing.
Planning staff briefed the commission Jan. 15 on recent state ADU law changes and on the town’s Dec. 3 urgency ordinance that temporarily preserved Fairfax’s local ADU rules while staff completes formal redrafting.
Staff identified several state laws (including AB462 and AB1154 and SB543 as cited in the staff presentation) that adjust owner‑occupancy rules for junior ADUs, require ADU floor‑area calculations based on interior livable space, expand limited fee…
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