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Fairfax Planning Commission approves variances for 200 Cascade Drive after debate over third parking space
Summary
The commission approved Resolution 2026-10 on April 16, 2026, granting variances and a conditional use permit for renovations at 200 Cascade Drive, including a third bedroom and expanded carport. Commissioners debated whether a third parking stall would encroach on a future 4-foot sidewalk and raised concerns about precedent.
The Fairfax Planning Commission voted April 16 to approve Resolution 2026-10 and grant a suite of permits and variances for work at 200 Cascade Drive, including a 152-square-foot third bedroom, a cover over the top landing of the front stairs, a two-car carport, reconfigured front access stairs and retaining wall, and variances for front and side setbacks, a second driveway approach and three compact parking stalls.
Staff presented the project and recommended approval, saying the work would be "an improvement to the property" and noting that final plans received by the town on April 7 would govern conditions. "We were able to come up with recommended findings for approval," the staff member told the commission.
The applicant, John Bartolome, told the commission he…
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