Agenda Item No: L.1
AGENDA REPORT
DATE: November 4, 2025
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: David Gassaway, City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution 2025 -212 CD Approving an Addendum to the Villages at Fairfield Environmental Impact Review and Approving a General Plan Amendment for Parkside and Ordinance 2025-12 CD Parkside Zone Change
Resolution 2025 -212 Approving an Addendum (ER2025 -0024) to the Villages at Fairfield Environmental Impact Report (SCH 2004032064) and Approving a General Plan Amendment (GPA2025-002) to Redesignation the Parkside Project Site, a Vacant 7.99-Acre Site Located East of Passion Lane, South of Gulf Drive, and North of the Linear Park Trail (Assessor’s Parcel Number:
0170- 010-052) from Public Facilities to Residential Medium Density
Ordinance 2025-12 Amending Chapter 25, Article I, Section 25.12.3 of the Fairfield City Code (Also Known as the City of Fairfield Zoning Map ) to Rezone the Parkside Site, a Vacant 7.99-Acre Site Located East of Passion Lane, South of Gulf Drive, and North of th e Linear Park Trail (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 0170- 010-052) from Public Facilities to Residential Medium
Funding Source: N/A
Contact: Meily M Sheehan, (707) 428-7474
Consultant Contact: Daria Young, (714) 453-4316
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Hold public hearing; adopt resolution; waive full reading, read by title only; and introduce ordinance for first reading.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
Rob White of Rancho Tolenas Corporation requests a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change from Public Facilities (PF) to Residential Medium (RM) to support the development of the Parkside project (Project), a 76 single-family residential subdivision on a vacant 7.99-acre parcel east of Passion Lane, south of Gulf Drive, and north of the Fairfield Linear Park Trail (APN: 0170– 010-052).
DISCUSSION
On October 8, 2025, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution PC2025 -07 approving Tentative Subdivision Map (TS2025 -002) and Development Review Single Family (DR2025 -005) for the subdivision of a vacant 7.99-acre parcel into 76 single-family residential units and a water quality basin and pollinator garden; and recommending City Council approval of the proposed General Plan Amendment (GPA2025 -002), Zone Change (ZC2025 -003), and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Addendum (ER2025-004). Additionally, the commission approved an update to the Villages at Fairfield Master Plan’s Design Guidelines.
A General Plan Amendment and Zone Change are proposed to redesignate the Project site from PF to RM to support the single-family subdivision. A detailed description of the Project can be found in the Planning Commission Staff Report included as Attachment 8.
The Project is consistent with the following General Plan policies and objectives:
Policy LU -1. Maintain Fairfield as a distinct, well -balanced, complete, and thoughtfully planned community in keeping with the city’s scale, services, and surrounding environment.
Objective LU -1.1. Orderly Growth. Promote and prioritize orderly development and growth of Fairfield through the following: Promote infill development that makes efficient use of limited land supply, while ensuring compatibility and integration with adjacent uses. Maintain separation of urban and rural uses, including through maintaining strong urban growth boundaries; any urban development requiring basic municipal services shall occur only within the urban boundaries established by the General Plan. Ensure that new development mitigates and provides for its fair share of impacts to the environment, public facilities, services, and infrastructure.
Policy LU-7. Enhance and improve the built environment in Fairfield through site design that emphasizes cohesive, compact, connected, and “human -scaled” development, defined as neighborhoods, places, and streetscapes focused on the needs and experience of people.
Objective LU-7.1. Urban Design Standards. Develop and maintain urban design standards for specific areas or development types that focus on human-scale proportions to create an engaging and visually pleasing streetscape. Support community and public realm design that reflects the community’s diversity and meets the needs of persons of all ages and abilities.
Objective LU -7.6: Pedestrian -Oriented Connections. Provide a network of safe, well maintained, interconnected streets, paseos, pathways, and bicycle routes onsite that facilitates travel through the site for pedestrians, cyclists, and other nonmotorized modes of transportation. Link these connections to amenities such as commercial corrid ors, parks, schools, and public transportation hubs.
Policy LU-16. Ensure that new development is designed to optimize Fairfield’s Linear Park, making the park a central feature that enhances quality of life, connectivity, and recreational opportunities for residents.
Objective LU-16.3. Eyes on the Trail. Avoid blank facades along the trail. Windows, doors and transparent openings are encouraged to provide “eyes on the trail” and heighten sense of security. To the extent feasible, surface and structured parking should not front onto the trail.
Policy PFS -7. Provide an adequate supply of quality water and water infrastructure to support current and future population and employment growth, as well as focused support of the region’s agritourism goals.
Objective PFS-7.7. New Development. Require all new development located within City limits connect to the public water system, construct all potable water lines serving such development, and provide adequate funding for the development’s use of all potable water infrastructure and facilities.
Policy PFS-8. Ensure provision of superior wastewater collection and treatment facilities to support current and future growth.
Objective PFS-8.4. New Development. Require that all new developments located within City li mits connect to the public wastewater collection system, construct all sanitary sewer lines serving such development (including oversizing of sewers if requested by the Fairfield Suisun Sewer District or the City, and provide adequate funding for the development’s use of all wastewater infrastructure and facilities. The costs of oversizing shall be borne by the beneficiary of the oversizing.
Policy HS-2. Prevent urban fires and protect the community from wildfire danger.
Objective HS-2.4: Fire Department Review. Ensure the Fire Department has opportunity to review and provide appropriate conditions before Project approval. Incorporate Fire Department input on longer -range plans related to water supply and water systems, transportation Projects, and utilities.
Environmental Review: An Addendum to a previously certified EIR has been prepared for the Project, as allowed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Since all potential environmental impacts were already studied in the certified EIR for the Villages at Fairfield, and no new significant impacts have been identified, a new EIR is not required. The Addendu m is attached as Exhibit A of the Resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
N/A
PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION
The Planning Division published a public hearing notice in the Daily Republic newspaper on October 8, 2025, and mailed it to all property owners within 500 feet of the Project site, as well as all property owners within Village 1 (including properties east of Clay Bank Road, north of the Linear Park, south of Manuel Campos Parkway, and west of Portland Drive ) f or the Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for October 21, 2025. This notice was issued in accordance with standard practice, before th e new state regulations requiring a 20 -day notice were known.
An additional public hearing notice was published in the Daily Republic newspaper on October 15, 2025, for the City Council meeting of November 4, 2025.
Staff have communicated the updated hearing date through multiple channels, including the newspaper publication, mailed notices, direct emails to residents who have contacted the city regarding the Project, updates to the City website, and other City public communications.
For the October 8, 2025, commission meeting, the City received an email from a resident commenting on the Project proposal. The email included a link to an online petition with additional comments collected at the time of writing for the commission Staff Report. Both the email and petition are included in the commission staff report. As of the writing of this agenda report, no subsequent correspondence on the project has been received.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
The council may choose to deny any or all of the request and not adopt the proposed ordinance.
In this case, the General Plan Amendment and Zone Change would not occur, and the Parkside project would not be able to proceed.
COORDINATED WITH
Fire Department, Public Works Department, Solano County Airport Land Use Commission, Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, Solano Irrigation District, Fairfield -Suisun Unified School District, and Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
STAFF CONTACT
Meily M Sheehan, Planning Division Manager
(707) 428-7474
[email protected]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 2: Proposed Resolution
Attachment 3: Exhibit A – CEQA Addendum for the Villages at Fairfield Project Attachment 4: Exhibit B – General Plan Amendment
Attachment 5: Proposed Ordinance
Attachment 6: Exhibit A – Sectional Zoning Map
Attachment 7: Planning Commission Resolution PC2025-007 Attachment 8: Planning Commission Agenda Report, dated October 8, 2025