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Fairfax planning panel approves backyard remodel at 6 Walsh Lane, requires completion of previously approved driveway
Summary
The Fairfax Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit and front/rear setback variance for a backyard remodel at 6 Walsh Lane, adding conditions requiring dark‑sky lighting, limits on construction hours and completion of a driveway required by a 2020 approval; commissioners also directed staff to verify prior drainage and engineered certifications.
The Fairfax Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 15 to approve a conditional‑use permit and a combined front‑rear setback variance for backyard improvements at 6 Walsh Lane, including a large deck and an exercise swim spa.
Planning staff recommended the permit after finding the proposed terraced deck, spa and stairways would fit the steep 7,200‑square‑foot hillside site and comply with setback rules, and noted the project involves approximately 95 cubic yards of excavation — under the 100‑cubic‑yard threshold that would have required an excavation permit. Staff’s draft resolution (as amended) requires that all new exterior lighting be dark‑sky compliant and adds operational‑hour limits consistent with town code (prohibiting use of construction equipment between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. on weekdays and certain weekend hours).
The hearing drew neighbor concerns about unfinished…
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