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Council delays airport-zone ordinances after planning commission noticing error
Summary
Ordinances to rename the airport zone and amend the airport overlay were introduced but postponed because the planning commission meeting was not properly noticed; council scheduled an additional meeting for 07:30 the following day.
The Fairfield Town Council introduced two zoning ordinances affecting the airport area but delayed formal action after staff said the planning commission meeting had not been noticed properly.
Speaker 1 outlined two ordinance actions: a re-filing and restatement of Fairfield Town Code section 10.11.260 to rename the 'airport zone' to 'airport mixed-use zone,' and Ordinance 2025-17 to repeal and reinstate Fairfield Town Code section 10.11.270 (airport overlay). Speaker 1 said the planning commission's meeting had 'not [been] noticed properly,' so the commission must reconvene before the council can take final action.
Council members agreed to schedule another planning commission meeting and a follow-up council meeting; Speaker 4 and Speaker 1 confirmed the planning commission would meet 'tomorrow at 07:30' to correct the noticing issue. Speaker 2 asked how public written comments would be made available; Speaker 1 said the council can read submitted comments and that staff had already read public comments received earlier in the process.
Because the planning commission must complete its properly noticed review, the council did not vote on either ordinance during this session. The council instructed staff and the planning commission to complete the corrected noticing and reconvene so the ordinances can be considered in a subsequent meeting.
