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LAND USE ELEMENT
1. Top priority for implementation would be The town gregared a rezoning the revision of the Fairfax Zoning Ordinance and ordinance{s) in 2015[2016 for all Zoning Map to be consistent with the revised general the rezoning which was adogted plan once the legally required 2023 Housing Element b:i the Town Council. Citizens and Safety Elements updates are completed. filed a referendum against the Ordinance amendments would include rewriting the Ordinance{s) and the Council applicable sections of the code to incorporate the regealed the ordinances as a density provisions of the revised general plan result.
2. Updating the parking requirements of the X ADU's Ordinance 854, adopted code - Second Unit parking requirements updated 1/15/20 & Ordinance 876, to allow more flexibility for second units and to allow adopted 12/7 /22, referendum certain units to have no parking and parking filed b:i citizens resulted in Town requirements for Short Term Rental properties regealed ordinances. adopted Ordinance 866, STR's adopted
7/6/22
3. Subdivision Ordinance Ordinance 860, adopted
Town code updates to incorporate SB 9 Urban Land 12/1/21 Division and 2-unit Residential Projects Ordinance by X right for all residential sites, developed or
undeveloped.
4. Housing Opportunities Sites Map - Fairfax is LU-8.1.1.1 in the process of conducting a study of existing land
uses and parcel sizes in all zones to determine which
sites are most appropriate as housing opportunity X
sites/areas. The objective of the study is to map and
eventually rezone, parcels which are considered
appropriate Housing Opportunity sites.
5. Town Rezoned the 2626 Sir Francis Drake The units have been completed.
Blvd. to allow development of 53 affordable senior X LU-8.1.1.4 units. , 54 units were constructed, one was mgr. unit
at market rate, rezoning included all 54 units.
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6. Adopted Public Domain Zoning and updated Ordinance 788, passed 5/6/15 the Zoning Map for Public Building Sites, Parks, X
libraries, schools, emergency shelters
CIRCULATION ELEMENT
1. Fairfax Updated its Bicycle and Pedestrian Adopted 11/2/16, Resolution Master Plan. X 16-28
2. Funding of Roadway, Bikeway and Pedestrian
Improvements. Town continues to apply and obtain
funding to install various spot improvements
including Pedestrian Warning signs, "Sharrow" ongoing
street markings, overhead or on the side of road
flashing crosswalk lights in high use areas,
upgrade high use areas of Town to include class
111 bike lanes, etc.
3. Town continues to maintain on a need basis C-2.4.3, C-2.6.1 the network of pedestrian trails and stairways ongoing
serving neighborhoods and to improve and install
new sections of pedestrian sidewalks including
requiring their installation for substantial
remodels/new home projects.
4. Town is pursuing a shift in Town vehicles ongoing C-7.1.1 from conventional to electric vehicles.
5. Provide benches for resting in high use areas. ongoing C-2.4.1
6. Assist in preparing and distributing X C-4.1.1
emergency evacuation route maps-:-. Town Council
adoQted and UQdated Emergenc� OQerations Plan
with Evacuation MaQs in 2019. Also in 2019[2020,
the Town develoQed Communit� Friendl� Evacuation
MaQs (known as FireClear MaQs}, the� were mailed
to all Fairfax residents in 2020, also online with QR
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codes at httQs:L[firesafemarin.orgLQreQarey__ourselfLevacuation-guideLevacuationmaQsL#gsc. tab=0.
7. Stripe the Parkade surface to connect the
Broadway steps to the Sir Francis Drake Boulevard __ x
pedestrian crossing.
8. Provide and maintain clean, safe and
comfortable places to wait for public transportation. __ x
HOUSING ELEMENT
1. Fairfax is in the process of updating its 2015
Housing Element.
2. Fairfax is in the process of developing and
adopting Objective Design and Development
Standards to facilitate new housing development.
3. Inventory sites in the Planning Area that X
afford opportunities for developing affordable
housing/housing in general.
4. Update Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map to
accommodate increased housing density.
5. Acceptance of Live/Work Developments. ongoing
6. Allow ADU's in new development. ongoing
In Estimated Timeline
Progress Completion
Date if
Known
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C-5.9.1
Main bus stop was added on the
South Side of at the Parkade in
2019 and the Main bus stoQ
waswas rebuilt 202.Ql-.
C-6.4.1
6 th Cycle Housing Element
The Town has installed several
bike racks in the downtown area
and added more flashing
beacons.
Opportunity sites selected for
6 th Cycle Housing Element
H-4.1.1.3, Town approved
-1
14first live/work development at
School Street Plaza on 4/16/20
H-6.1.2.2,
Since 2015 the Town has
approved esix new SFD with
ADU's
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TOWN CENTER ELEMENT
1. Town Center Element to guide development X Resolution 12-22 adopted within the downtown area of Fairfax Adopted 4/4/12
in 2012.
2. The Town continues to consider bicycle and TC-3.2.1.1, The Town has pedestrian related development a priority - installing ongoing installed several bike racks in bike racks downtown, making existing cross walks the downtown area and added safer with flashing lights, etc. more flashing beacons.
3. The Town shall work with local artists to Program began in the 1990's. In prepare a plan for locating public art in the 2018, Fairfax expanded the downtown area (Artist in Residence Program AIR). � AIR program from one artist to a collaborative of artists which now
consists of up to 3 artists working
together to educate and share art
with the citizens and the Town
with its PARC have develo�ed a
location for �ublic art in the
Parkade� TC-3.2.9.1
OPEN SPACE ELEMENT
1. Open Space Committee prepared Parcel Adopted 4/4/12
Inventory List of potential open space sites for X
General Plan
2. Fairfax Open Space Subcommittee prepared Adopted by Town Council "Criteria for Priority for Protecting Open Space" X 9/7 /11 document.
3. Town periodically acquires properties ongoing OS-1.3.3.1 recommended by the FOSC if they meet the criteria.
4. Staff continues to notify owners when they OS-1.3.1.2 Implementation program for the 2010 - 2030 Fairfax Completed In Estimated Timeline Comments on General Plan Progress Completion Implementation/General Plan Date if Program Numbers
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apply for applications on subject sites that they will ongoing be reviewed by FOSC.
5. Town approved a digitized/updated X Ordinance 845, adopted 2/5/20, lanelslielelandslide. OS-4.1.1.1
hazard map (General Plan Figure S-3)
CONSERVATION ELEMENT
1. Town is pursuing a shift in Town vehicles ongoing
from conventional to electric.
2. Created and implemented a Climate Action ongoing Maintained by Climate Action Plan and maintain it going forward. Committee, Committee, The Town Council ado12ted its first
Climate Action Plan in 2L5L14
and an u12dated Revised CAP
7 L7 L21, CON-1.1.1.3
3. Install charging stations for PHEVs or EVs ongoing CON-1.2.2.1
4. Assure high levels of community participation MMWD comments and places in MMWD water conservation programs. ongoing conditions on all planning and building permit applications,
CON5. Modify existing ordinances to require no net ongoing Condition included for all HRD increase in storm water runoff with new applications for new houses and development and remodels. 50% remodels, CON-4.2.2.3
6. Provide containers for recyclable materials in Receptacles provided in parks, all public facilities, including parks, public ongoing buildings, CON-7.1.1.3 offices and entrances to public open space.
7. Provide location(s) where batteries, Batteries, Town Hall electronics and fluorescent light bulbs may ongoing Electronics, annual drop-off be collected, publicize. locations, CON-7.1.1.4
SAFETY ELEMENT
1. Evaluate Town-owned critical facilities and Pavilion, S-1.1.3.1 X
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infrastructure to identify those elements that are
seismically deficient.
2. Based on inventory(ies) design and Pavilion, S-1.1.3.4 implement a seismic retrofit program to address ongoing highest priority structures.
3. Require development to avoid or minimize Enforced by Building potential hazards from earthquakes through rigorous ongoing Department, S-1.1.6.1 enforcement of codes and construction standards.
4. Enforce requirements that storm drainage Required by HRD Ordinance, Ssystems be installed for hillside development or ongoing 1.11.6.2 substantial improvements.
5. Continue to comply with all requirements of Enforced by Department of the National Flood Insurance Program. ongoing Planning and Building Services, S-2.1.2.2
6. Require new developments and substantial Enforced by Planning remodels to incorporate low impact design and Best ongoing Department through HRD and Management Practices to mitigate stormwater run- CUP processes, S-2.1.3.2 off.
7. Require fire sprinklers in all new or ongoing Planning and Building Services substantially remodeled housing. with Ross Valley Fire
Department, S-3.1.5.4
8. Continue the annual volunteer Creek Clean ongoing S-4.3.1.1 up Program
Fairfax Police Department, S9. Maintain and periodically test the warning ongoing 4.3.3.1 sirens to inform the public of imminent flood
potential.
10. Develop a defensible space vegetation X Completed by Ross Valley Fire, program The Marin Wildfire Prevention
Authorit� {MWPA} was enacted
b� the voters in March 2020.
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The Town jointed MWPA grior
to its enactment. MWPA is a 17
member agency: comgrised of all
jurisdictions in Marin County:
with the excegtion of Tiburon
and Belvedere. MWPA was
enacted for 10 y:ears through
grogerty: taxes1 its budget is +
20M annually:. MWPA glans,
finances, imglements, manages,
owns, and ogerates a multijurisdictional agency: to grevent and mitigate wildfires in Marin
County:- defensible sgace 1
vegetative management,
evacuation routing and other
grevention activities are
conducted by: MWPA through its
member agencies.
S-4.4.2.5
11. Develop a fire evacuation plan for the highest X Completed with Fire Safe Marin fire hazard areas. and posted on Town website
www.townoffairfax.org,
S-4.4.2.4
NOISE ELEMENT
None of the Town Noise Element programs set forth
in the 2010-2030 Fairfax General Plan have been
implemented yet.