FAIRFAX TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
STAFF REPORT
AGENDA ITEM #6.d
MEETING DATE
PREPARED FOR
PREPARED BY
SUBJECT
December 3, 2025
Mayor and Town Council
Janet Coleson, Town Attorney and Heather Abrams, Town Manager Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Fairfax Town Code Chapter
12.36 Amending Park Rules
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt an Ordinance amending Fairfax Town Code Chapter 12.36 to remove provisions that are no longer needed due to adoption of the anti-camping ordinance in Chapter 9.30.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
While drafting the anti-camping ordinance, staff noticed there are sections of the Town Code that are no longer needed and may be viewed as potentially in conflict with provisions of the anti-camping ordinance.
Amending Town Code Chapter 12.36 to remove unnecessary or outdated provisions will resolve any potential conflict.
The Town Council previously discussed this Ordinance at their November 5, 2025 meeting and approved the first reading.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance Amending Fairfax Town Code Chapter 12.36
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF FAIRFAX AMENDING TOWN CODE CHAPTER 12.36 – REGULATIONS FOR PARKS,
PLAYGROUNDS, PUBLIC TENNIS COURTS, AND CENTRAL BALLFIELD The Town Council of the Town of Fairfax does hereby ordain the following.
SECTION 1. Town Code Chapter 12.36 shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“CHAPTER 12.36: REGULATIONS FOR PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, PUBLIC TENNIS
COURTS, AND CENTRAL BALLFIELD
Section 12.36.010 Town Council authorized to adopt rules and regulations Section 12.36.020 Reserved
Section 12.36.030 Reserved
Section 12.36.040 Operation and maintenance
Section 12.36.050 Rules and regulations; establishment; posting Section 12.36.060 Rules and regulations; enforcement
§ 12.36.010 TOWN COUNCIL AUTHORIZED TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The Town Council, by resolution, may adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to regulate the use and occupancy of public parks, playgrounds, public tennis courts, and the Central Ballfield.
(Ord. 746, passed 10-7-2009)
§ 12.36.020 RESERVED
§ 12.36.030 RESERVED
§ 12.36.040 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
Public tennis courts, parks, playgrounds, and Central Ballfield in the Town shall be managed, maintained, operated and controlled as a part of the public recreational facilities of the town, under the direction of the Town Manager, or designee.
§ 12.36.050 RULES AND REGULATIONS; ESTABLISHMENT; POSTING.
The rules and regulations adopted by Town Council Resolution applicable to each property shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the main entrance thereof. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any rule or regulation so adopted.
(Ord. 746, passed 10-7-2009)
§ 12.36.060 RULES AND REGULATIONS; ENFORCEMENT.
Provisions of this chapter may be enforced as provided in Title 1 of the Town Code.” SECTION 2: Severability. That the Town Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, and section by section, and does hereby declare that any provisions of this Ordinance are severable, and, if for any reason any sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall be held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3: Posting. This Ordinance shall be posted according to law and shall take effect and be in force from and after 30 days after its passage and adoption.
The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council on the 5th of November 2025, and duly adopted at the next regular meeting of the Town Council on the 3rd day of December 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor
Attest:
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Christine Foster, Deputy Town Clerk