Proposed Ordinance 2026-01.pdf — Fairfield City Council, January 20, 2026

CITY OF FAIRFIELD

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-01

AMENDING CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE I, SECTION 25.12.3 OF THE FAIRFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE (ALSO KNOWN AS ZONING MAP ADOPTED) TO REZONE (ZC2025-0006) TO THE FOLLOWING SEVEN PARCELS: (1) 3066 TRAVIS BOULEVARD (APN: 0152-280-140) FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO MIXED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; (2) APN: 0027-370-280 AT

WESTAMERICA DRIVE AND SUISUN VALLEY ROAD FROM OFFICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO MIXED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; (3) APN: 0027-370-300 AT MANGELS BOULEVARD AND

SUISUN VALLEY ROAD, FROM OFFICE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO MIXED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT; (4) APN: 0027-360-070 AT CAMPUS LANE AND SUISUN VALLEY ROAD FROM INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS PARK DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT; (5) APN: 0038-221-010 AT EAST TABOR AVENUE AND RAILROAD AVENUE FROM RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT; (6) APN: 0034-050- 320 AT HEATH DRIVE AND PEACH TREE DRIVE, FROM RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT; (7) 1351 EAST TABOR AVENUE (APN: 0037-010- 120) FROM RESIDENTIAL HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT TO RESIDENTIAL VERY HIGH DENSITY DISTRICT; AND AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE I, ALSO KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE, TO IMPLEMENT THE 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRFIELD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Statement of Intent

A. On February 7, 2023, the 2023 -2031 General Plan Housing Element was adopted by the Fairfield City Council.

B. On April 10, 2023, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) sent the City of Fairfield a letter indicating that the 2023 -2031 Housing Element was in substantial compliance and met statutory requirements.

C. The implementation of the 2023 -2031 Housing Element requires amendments to the Fairfield Municipal Code (FMC), Zoning Map, and General Plan Land Use Designation Map to fulfill rezoning requirements, ensure state law compliance, and support a wider range of housing options, including adding incentives and streamlin ing review for infill and affordable hou sing, reducing development barriers to certain kinds of housing, establishing by -right approval for qualifying projects, and incorporating standards for efficiency, special-needs, and farmworker housing.

D. On November 12, 2025, the Planning Commission was presented with the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendments and Map Changes (ZC2025 -0006) and General Plan Amendment (GPA2025 -0003), and after holding a noticed public hearing, voted to ORD. NO. 2026-01

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continue the hearing to December 10, 2025, to allow for additional re view and deliberation.

E. On December 10, 2025, the Planning Commission was presented with revisions to the Zoning Ordinance Amendments (ZC2025 -0006), and after holding a noticed public hearing, voted to recommend City Council to approve the Amendments, Zoning Map Changes, and General Plan Amendment (GPA2025-0003).

F. The council has held a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed revisions to the Zoning Ordinance in accordance with the rules and regulations regarding such.

SECTION 2. Chapter 25 is hereby modified to the Fairfield City Code, also known as the City of Fairfield Zoning Map, is hereby amended as shown on Sectional Zoning Map (ZC2025 -0006) attached hereto as Exhibit A.

SECTION 3. Chapter 25, Article 1, Section 25.20 Residential Zoning Districts is hereby amended to modify zoning densities in Section 25.20.1 and Section 25.20.3.1: General Development Regulations, Table 25-4: Multifamily Development Regulations for consistency with land use designations adopted in the 2024 General Plan Update, as follows:

25.20.1 Description of Residential Zoning Districts
This Section provides land use and development regulations applicable to the residential zoning districts established by Section 25.12.2 (Zoning Districts Established). Where a minimum lot size is required, a numerical suffix to the zoning district designation is shown on the Zoning District Map, e.g., RVL: 20 (20,000 square feet), RL:8 (8,000 square feet), or RLM: 4.5 (4,500 square feet).

The purposes of the individual residential zoning districts are as follows:

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D. RM (Residential, Medium Density) District. The RM zoning district is intended for areas of low density attached housing, such as duet, duplex, triplex, and four -plex units, townhouses, and condominiums. The RM district also accommoda tes innovative small -lot single -family dwellings and various forms of attached units consistent with Section 25.20.3.3 (Alternative Multifamily Development Regulations). The allowable density range is 108 to 185 dwelling units per gross developable acre. Note that medium density neighborhoods in the Heart of Fairfield Plan Area have been zoned HR and are regulated in Section 25.23.

E. RH (Residential, High Density) District. The RH zoning district is intended for multifamily development such as apartments and condominiums. RH zoned properties are located along major collector and arterial roads, adjacent to neighborhood -serving land uses such as grocery stores, and near employment centers. The allowable density range is 195 to 252 dwelling units per gross developable acre.

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F. RVH (Residential, Very High Density) District. The RVH zoning district is intended for very high-density multifamily development. The primary land uses include apartments, condominiums, and senior housing projects. To achieve the density range, three and four story structures would be typical. RVH districts are typically located near transit stations or employment centers. Note that very high density areas in the Heart of Fairfield Plan Area have been zoned HTD and are regulated under Section 25.23 of this Ordinance. Few properties in the City are zoned RVH, so allowed non -residential uses are restricted to preserve sites for multifamily housing. The allowable density range is 2 62 to 4032 dwelling units per gross developable acre, with higher densities allowed in the HTD zoning district. (Ord. No. 2017 -14, §

6.)

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25.20.3.1 General Development Regulations
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Table 25-4: Multifamily Residential Development Regulations Regulations Zoning District
Applicable
Sections and
Footnotes
(all figures are
minimums measured
from property line and
in linear feet, unless
otherwise indicated) RLM RM RH RVH
Site Planning
Density range
(maximum dwelling
units per acre)
up to 98 810-185 195-252 262-4032

Lot dimensions
(minimum for new
subdivision)

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Table 25-5: RLM, RM and RH Small Lot Development Regulations Regulations
Applicable
Sections and Footnotes
(all figures are minimums measured from
property line and in linear feet, unless
otherwise indicated) RLM, RM and RH Zoning Districts
Site Planning
Maximum Density (dwelling units per
acre)

4.5 to 98 du/ac in RLM
108 to 185 du/ac in RM
195 to 252 du/ac in RH

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SECTION 4. Chapter 25, Article 1, Section 25.20 Residential Zoning Districts, Table 25 -1:

Residential Land Use Designations, is hereby amended to (1) delete “Community care facilities - Residential” and replace with “Residential care facilities, small” and “Residential care facilities, large”, with “Residential care facilities, small” permitted in all residential zones, and “Residential care facilities, large” as a conditionally permitted use in the RM, RH, and RVH districts; (2) add “Transitional housing” with use specified in “Notes”; (3) add “Supportive housing (50 units or ORD. NO. 2026-01

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fewer)” and “Supportive housing (more than 50 units)” with uses specified in “Notes”; (4) add “Efficiency units” as a permitted use in the RM, RH, and RVH zones; (5) add “Farm employee housing, small” as a permitted use in the RVL, RL, and RLM zones, and as a conditionally permitted use in the RM, RH, and RVH zones; (6) amend “Note (2)” to clarify that transitional and residential care facilities, small shall be regulated as residential uses; (7) add “Note (3)” to clarify supportive housing (50 units or fewer) m ust meet state criteria and is permitted in all zones that allow multifamily and/or mixed -use developments; (8) add “Note (4)” to clarify supportive housing (over 50 units) is subject to the same underlying zoning district standards and development procedures as any residential project; (9) add “Note (5)” specifying ministerial review for certain 2023-2031 Housing Element Sites; ( 10) add “Note (6) ” to refer to Small Lot Development exceptions; and (11) add “Note (7)” to specify that employee housing for six or fewer employees shall constitute and be regulated as a single-family use, as follows:

P Permitted use
Table 25-1: Residential District Land Use Regulations C Conditional Use Permit required - Not permitted
Zoning District Additional
Regulations Uses RVL RL RLM RM RH RVH

Residential Land Uses
Boarding houses, large - - - C C C §25.32.12
Boarding houses, small P P P P P P §25.32.12
Community care facilities - Residential P P P P P P Note 1 Residential care facilities, small P P P P P P Note 1, 2; §25.32.23 Residential care facilities, large - - - C C C Note 1, §25.32.24 Transitional Housing Note 2; §25.32.25
Supportive housing (50 units or fewer) Note 2, 3, §25.32.22 Supportive housing (more than 50 units) Note 2, 4, §25.32.22 Assisted Living Facility - C C P P P
Duplex - C P P P -
Duet - - P P P -
Dwelling, multifamily (townhouses, condos,
apartments)
- - C P P P Note 5
§25.20.4.8
Efficiency Units - - - P P P
Dwellings, single family detached P P P C C - Note 6, §25.20.3.5 Farm employee housing, small P P P C C C Note 7
Mobile home parks C C C C C C §25.20.4.7

Residential Accessory Uses and Improvements
Accessory dwelling units and junior
accessory dwelling units
Section 25.20.4.11
Accessory structures and improvements P P P P P P §25.20.4.1, Note 82 Animal, fowl and bee keeping (non-
commercial)
P P P P P P Note 93, Ch. 3
Family day care homes P P P P P P
Garage conversions P P P P P P §25.20.4.3
Garage and estate sales P P P P P P §25.20.4.4
Home occupations P P P P P P §25.20.4.5
Subdivision model homes P P P P P P §25.20.4.12
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Subdivision sales trailers, temporary on-site P P P P P P §25.20.4.12

Education and Training Uses (non-residential land uses) Child day care center C C C P P P §25.20.4.9
Adult day care - small (9 or fewer clients) P P P P P P Note 1, §25.20.4.9 Adult day care - large (10 or more clients) C C C P P P Note 1, §25.20.4.9 Museum, library, or gallery C C C P P - §25.20.4.9 School - Personal and Social Development - - - C C C §25.20.4.9 School - college and university C C C C C - §25.20.4.9 School - elementary and secondary (private) C C C C C - §25.20.4.9 School - elementary and secondary (public) P P P P P P Note 104, §25.20.4.9

General and Health Services (non-residential land uses) Mini-storage: Exterior - - - - - -
Mini-storage: Interior - - - - - -
Nursing home C C C P P - §25.20.4.9

Offices (non-residential land uses)
Office, Administrative, business, and
professional
- - - C C - §25.20.4.9
Office, Government P P P P P P Note 104, §25.20.4.9 Office, Medical and dental - - - C C - §25.20.4.9 Office, Property management P P P P P P §25.20.4.9

Public, Quasi-public, and Assembly Uses (non-residential land uses) Church or other place of worship P P P P P - §25.20.4.9, Table 25- 17 Community center C C C C C - §25.20.4.9
Park, playground P P P P P P
Public safety facility P P P P P P Note 104
Utilities, Public or Quasi-public - major C C C C C C Note 104 Utilities, Public or Quasi-public - minor P P P P P P Note 104

Temporary and Other Uses
Agriculture, extensive P P P P P P
Temporary uses and events See Section 25.32.8

Transportation and Communication Uses (non-residential land uses) Antenna or communication facility (non-
residential)
C C C C C C §25.20.4.9
Parking facility, non-residential - - C C C - §25.20.4.9 P Permitted use
Table 25-1: Residential District Land Use Regulations C Conditional Use Permit required - Not permitted
Zoning District Additional
Regulations Uses RVL RL RLM RM RH RVH

Residential Land Uses
Boarding houses, large - - - C C C §25.32.12
Boarding houses, small P P P P P P §25.32.12
Community care facilities - Residential P P P P P P Note 1 Assisted Living Facility - C C P P P
Duplex - C P P P -
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Duet - - P P P -
Dwelling, multifamily (townhouses, condos,
apartments)
- - C P P P §25.20.4.8
Dwellings, single family detached P P P C C -
Mobile home parks C C C C C C §25.20.4.7

General and Health Services (non-residential land uses) Mini-storage: Exterior - - - - - -
Mini-storage: Interior - - - - - -
Nursing home C C C P P - §25.20.4.9

Temporary and Other Uses
Agriculture, extensive P P P P P P
Temporary uses and events See Section 25.32.8
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Notes:
(1) No licensed community care facility shall be located within 300 feet of any other community care facility.

(26) Transitional housing, Supportive housing, and Residential care facilities, small are not regulated as separate land use s. Rather, they are identified in the land use table to establish their residential occupancy (e.g., single -family detached, duplex, or multifamily complex). For development purposes, these uses shall comply with all the standards applicable to the project site’s underlying zoning district. Determinations regarding the permissiveness of transitional housing will depend on the number of independent arrangements between tenants and the operator of the service. For example, more than two independent arrangements within a single housing unit will be regulated as a boarding house.

(3) Supportive housing (50 units or fewer) that meets the criteria under Government Code Section 65651 (defined in §25.33.22) is permitted by -right in all zones that allow multifamily dwellings and mixed uses.

(4) Supportive housing (more than 50 units) shall comply with all the development standards applicable to the project site’s underlying zoning district and follow the entitlement procedures that apply to other comparable multifamily residential projects.

(5) Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i), the following projects are subject only to ministerial review to determine compliance with the City’s adopted objective design standards, and no discretionary design review shall be required:
 Any proposed residential development on sites previously identified in Fairfield’s 5th Cycle General Plan 2023-2031 Housing Element Sites Inventory (e.g., APNs 0038221010 and 0037010120).
 Any project with owner -occupied or rental multifamily developments identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element Sites Inventory, Table B, in which 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower income households.

(6) See exceptions per Section 25.20.3.5

(7) Employee housing (including farm employee housing) for six or fewer employees in a single-family dwelling shall be deemed a single -family use and treated the same as any other single-family dwelling in zoning districts where single -family dwellings are permitted.

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applied to comparable single -family dwellings in the same zone . Farm employee housing of more than six units is subject to the regulations in Section 25.32.20.

(82) Includes any accessory use or improvement that is customarily incidental to a single family residence such as detached garages, gazebos, sheds, animal enclosures, cabanas, carports, greenhouses, spas, studios, tennis courts, workshops, and other similar structures.

(93) See Chapter 3 of City Code for types and number of permitted animals.

(104) City regulations, standards, and design guidelines shall apply to public and quasi -public utility facilities only to the extent that the City is not preempted by Federal and State law and the State Public Utilities Commission.

(115) Repealed by Ord. No. 2021-14.

SECTION 5. Chapter 25, Article 1, Section 25.20 Residential Zoning Districts is hereby amended to add new section 25.20.3.5 Small Home Lot Developments in the Fairfield City Code to read as follows:

25.20.3.5 Small Home Lot Developments

A. Purpose. This section establishes objective standards and regulations to govern the subdivision of parcels and the development of qualified small home lot developments in accordance with Government Code Sections 65852.28, 65913.4.5, and 66499.41.

B. Applicability. Only parcels located within the following zones are eligible for small home lot development permits:

1. RLM (Residential, Low Medium Density; including those with numerical suffixes) District

2. RM (Residential, Medium Density) District

3. RH (Residential, High Density) District

4. RVH (Residential, Very High Density) District

C. Site Criteria. Further, an applicant applying for a small home lot development permit must meet the following criteria:

1. The proposed project is for single-family housing units on fee simple ownership lots.

2. Residential properties within a radius of 500 feet of the site must be zoned for less than 30 dwelling units per acre.

3. The proposed site is not identified in the General Plan Housin g Element as a site to accommodate any portion of Fairfield’s regional housing need for low-income or very low income households.

D. Prohibitions. A small home lot development is not allowed where it would require the demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:

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1. Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income.

2. Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control.

3. Housing that an owner has not rented or leased or within the preceding 15 years.

4. Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last seven years.

E. Design and Development Standards. The standards of the base zon ing district apply, except as modified by this section.

1. Building and Design.
a. Roof decks are prohibited.
b. Each unit must have a separate utility connection.
c. All electrical and utility services shall be undergrounded. d. If an adjoining residential property has a roof top solar energy system, the applicant shall submit a shadow study prepared by a California-licensed engineer or California- licensed architect demonstrating that the shadow of any proposed development shall not cover more than ten percent of the area of the rooftop solar energy system.

2. Maximum Floor Area. Average total floor area of all units shall not exceed 1,750 square feet.

3. Maximum Lot Size. 5 acres.

4. Open Space. At least 250 square feet of common or private open space shall be provided on the ground level for use by residents. Driveways and other vehicular access areas and walkways shall not count toward the open space requirement.

5. Parking. Required parking does not need to be enclosed or covered.

6. Setbacks.
a. Minimum requirement for building separation shall be determined by standards in Chapter 5 City of Fairfield Building and Housing Code of this Municipal Code. b. All portions of the dwelling unit, including eaves, awnings, sills, cornices, chimneys, overhangs and other projections, may encroach into front, side or rear yards or setbacks in a manner consistent with the building design but in no case closer than 36 inches to the interior lot line.

SECTION 6. Chapter 25, Article 1, Section 25.22 Commercial Zoning Districts , Table 25 -9:

Commercial District Land Use Regulations is hereby amended to (1) add “Low Barrier Navigation Centers“ as a permitted use in the CN, CO, CT, CC, and CM zones; (2) delete “Community care facilities- Residential” and replace with “Residential care facilities, small”, with “Residential care facilities, small” permitted in CN, CO, CT, CC, and CM zones; (3) add “Transitional housing” with ORD. NO. 2026-01

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use specified in the “Notes” ; (4) add “Supportive housing (50 units or fewer)” and “Supportive housing (more th an 50 units)” with uses specified in the “Notes”; (5) “Efficiency units” as a permitted use in the CN, CO, CT, CC, and CM zones, and as a conditionally permitted use in the CT zone; (6) amend “Note (12)” to clarify that “Transitional housing”, “Supportive housing”, and “Residential care facilities, small” shall be regulated as residential uses; (7) “Note (13)” to clarify supportive housing (50 units or fewer) must meet state criteria and is permitted in all zones that allow multifamily and/or mixed -use deve lopments; (8) add “Note (1 4)” to clarify supportive housing (over 50 units) is subject to the same underlying zoning district standards and development procedures as any residential project; (9) add Note (4) specifying ministerial review for certain 2023-2031 Housing Element Sites as follows:
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P Use Permitted
Table 25-9: Commercial District
Land Use Regulations
C Conditional Use Permit
- Not permitted
Use CN CO CS CT CC CR CM
Additional
Regulations

General Retail
New merchandise sales-less than 80,000 square feet P P C P P P C Note 1 New merchandise sales-greater than 80,000 square feet - - C C C C - Antique, jewelry and collectibles shop P P - P P P - Sec. 25.22.4.6 Apparel and shoes P P - P P P P Sec. 25.22.4.6
Automobile Parts and Accessories P C P P P P -
Building and landscape material sales - - P C C C - Commercial Cannabis Business, Retail - - P P - P P Chapter 10E (Commercial
Cannabis
Business)
Notes 152,
163
Florist P P P P P P P Sec. 25.22.4.6
Furniture, fixtures, and appliance sales - P P P P P - Sec. 25.22.4.6 Market, convenience C - C C C C - Note 2
Market, grocery or supermarket P - - P P C -
Music Shop P P - P P P P Sec. 25.22.4.6
Market, specialty food and beverage P - - P P P C Note 2 Pawn shop - - - P P - -
Pet Stores and Pet Supplies P C C P P P -
Photo, Video, Electronics P P - P P P C Sec. 25.22.4.6 Plant nursery - landscape C - P P P C -
Tobacco Sales (Specialty) and Smoke Shops C - - C C C C Sec. 25.22.4.7 Used merchandise sales - C - P P C -
Consignment Shop - P - P P C -

Education and Training
Child daycare center P C C P P C C
Museum, library, or gallery - P - P P C C
Personal instruction studio P P C P P C C
Reading room P P - P P - C
School, business - P P P P C C
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School, college or university (private) - C - C C C - School, Personal and Social Development P P P P P C C School, elementary and secondary (private) C C - C C - C School, vocational - - P P C C -

Entertainment and Recreation Related
Adult entertainment business - - P P - - - Section

25.32.2 Bingo Hall C - C C C C Section

12.201
Athletic club P C - P P C -
Fitness Studio P P C P P P
Campground - - C - - C -
Commercial recreation: major C - C C C C -
Commercial recreation: minor C - C P P P -
Stadium or arena - - C C C C -
Theater (indoor) - - - P P P -
Theater (outdoor) - - C C C C -

Food Service
Bar - C - C C C -
Catering services - P P P P - C
Food and beverage sales P P P P P P C
Restaurant, counter service P P P P P P C
Restaurant, table service P P P P P P C
Tasting Room - C - P C P -
Drive-through sales (with any food service) C - - C C C - Section

25.22.4.1 Entertainment (with any food service) - C - C C C -

Health and Veterinary Services
Ambulance service C P P P P - -
Animal clinic or grooming P C P P P - -
Animal hospital C C P P P C -
Animal kennel C - P C C C -
Emergency medical care P P C P P C -
Hospital - C C P P C C
Nursing home C C - C C - P

General Services
Auction (indoor) - - P P P C -
Auction (outdoor) - - P C C C -
Bed and breakfast inn C - - C C - -
Business support services - P P P P P -
Collection Containers - - P - - - - Sec 25.32.7B Equipment rental (indoor) C P P P P - -
Equipment rental (outdoor) - - P C C - -
Funeral and interment services - C - P P - C
Hotel/motel - C - - C C - Section

25.22.4.2 Hotel/motel, Extended Stay - C - - C C - Section

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Maintenance & repair, machinery & small engine - - P P C - - Maintenance & repair, personal and household items P P P P P - - Mini-storage: Exterior - - P - - - -
Mini-storage: Interior - - P - - - -
Personal care and domestic services P P C P P P C Note 10 9 Personal care and domestic services - Limited P P C P P P C Sec. 25.32.16 Tattoo Parlor or Shop P - C P P P C
Recycling collection facility - small C C P C C - -

Offices and Financial Services
Alternative Financial Services - - C C - - Sec. 25.22.4.8 Banks P P - P P P P
Bail bond service - P C P P - P
Coworking Space P P P P P P P
Offices, Administrative, business, and professional P P P P P P P Offices, Government - P P P P C C
Offices, Medical and dental P P P P P P P

Industry
Aquaculture - - C - - - - Sec. 25.32.15
Contractor’s yard - - P - - - -
Handicraft shop C C P P P - C Sec. 25.22.4.6
Industrial services - - P P - - -
Laboratory, processing - P P P P - C
Recycling Collection and Processing Facility - - C - - - - Sec. 25.24.4.2 Manufacturing and assembly - light - - C - - - - Wholesale, distribution, and storage - light - - P - - - -

Public, Quasi-public, and Assembly (see Note 3)
Auditorium or exhibition hall, public C C P P P C C Church or other place of worship P P P P P - P Table 25-17 Club, lodge, or meeting hall C C - P P - C
Community Center/Banquet Hall C C - C C C C
Low Barrier Navigation Center P P - P P - P Section

25.32.21 Homeless shelter - - C C C - C
Public safety facility P P P P P P P
Utilities, Public or quasi-public - major C C C C C C C Utilities, Public or quasi-public - minor P P P P P P P

Residential

(Note 11)
Accessory dwelling units Section 25.20.4.11
Boarding houses, large C C - C C - C
Boarding houses, small C C - C C - C
Adult Day Care Facility - C - C C - P
Assisted Living Facility C C - C C - C
Duplex
C C - C C - P Note 3
Section

25.22.4.3.B.4
Duet
C - - C C - P Note 3
Section

25.22.4.3.B.4
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Dwelling, multi-family
C C - C C - P Note 3, Note
4 Section

25.22.4.3.B.4
Dwelling, single family detached - - - - - - C Note 3 Family day care homes - - - - - - P
Community Care Facility-Residential - C - C C - P Residential care facilities, small P P - P P - P Note 121 Transitional housing

Note 121
Supportive housing (50 units or fewer) Note 12, 13
§25.32.22
Supportive housing (more than 50 units) Note 12, 14
§25.32.22
Single Room Occupancy Housing - - - C - - P Sec. 25.22.4.5 Efficiency unit - - - C - - P

Temporary and Other Uses
Temporary uses and events P P P P P P P

Transportation and Communication
Antenna or communication facility C C C C C C -
Helipad - C C C C C -
Heliport - - C - - - -
Moving and Drayage Services - - C - - - -
Transit station or terminal P P P P P C -
Parking facility, non-residential C P P P P P C
Private transportation service - C P P P - -
Truck stop - - - - - - -

Vehicle Sales and Service
Automobile and truck rental - C P P P C - Note 54 Automobile and vehicle major repair - - P C C C - Note 65, Note 98 Automobile maintenance and minor repair C - P P C C - Note 98 Large truck and machinery - sales and leasing - - P C - C - Recreational vehicle, boats, trailer sales - - P P C P - Service station C - P P C C - Note 76
Vehicle, accessory equipment sales - - P P P C - Vehicle sales - antique and collector - - C P P P - Notes 54, 87, 110
Vehicle sales (greater than one acre) - - C P P P - Notes 54, 87, 110
Vehicle sales (less than one acre) - - C P C C - Notes 54, 87, 110
Vehicle storage or impound yard - - C C - - -

Notes:
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(4) Pursuant to Government Code Section 65583.2(i), the following projects are subject only to ministerial review to determine compliance with the City’s adopted objective design standards, and no discretionary design review shall be required:

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 Any proposed residential development on sites previously identified in Fairfield’s 6th Cycle General Plan 2023 -2031 Housing Element Sites Inventory (e.g., APNs 0038221010 and 0037010120).
 Any project with owner-occupied or rental multifamily developments identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element Sites Inventory, Table B, in which 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower income households.

(45) Conditional Use Permit approval shall be required for any automobile or vehicle sales or leasing in any multitenant building.

(56) Major repair use is also permitted as an ancillary use to vehicle sales dealerships which occupy sites of greater than one acre.

(67) A Conditional Use Permit shall be required for any service station in which the sale of alcoholic beverages, i.e., beer, wine, or distilled spirits, is proposed as part of the convenience market associated with the service station use.

(78) No vehicle may be stored or display ed on any vacant site or at any vacant commercial/industrial location except when approved as part of an auto dealership.

(89) All auto repair shall be conducted within an enclosed building or in a rear or side yard behind a solid masonry wall. No work shall occur in parking lots or driveways.

(910) Spa and massage therapy facilities shall comply with Chapter 10A.

(1011) Vehicle sales in the CS District shall involve no outdoor sales lot. All vehicle sales shall occur within an enclosed showroom.

(12) Transitional housing, Supportive housing, and Residential care facilities, small are not regulated as separate land uses. Rather, they are identified in the land use table to establish their residential occupancy (e.g., single -family detached, duplex, or multifamily complex). For development purposes, these uses shall comply with all the standards applicable to the project site’s underlying zoning district. Determinations regarding the permissiveness of transitional housing will depend on the number of independent arrangements between tenants and the operator of the service. For example, more than two independent arrangements within a single housing unit will be regulated as a boarding house.

(13) Supportive housing (50 units or fewer) that meets the criteria unde r Government Code Section 65651 (defined in §25.33.22) is permitted by -right in all zones that allow multifamily dwellings and mixed uses.

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(14) Supportive housing (more than 50 units) shall comply with all the development standards applicable to the project site’s underlying zoning district and follow the entitlement procedures that apply to other comparable multifamily residential projects.

(154) Retail sales of cannabis shall not be located on any commercial or industrial property within the area bounded by Travis Blvd., Pennsylvania Ave., and Gateway Blvd.

(165) No commercial cannabis business, whether Retail, Manufacturing, or Testing Lab, shall be closer than six hundred (600) feet from any of the following sensitive uses that are in existen ce at the time a permit application is deemed complete: a public or private school providing instruction in kindergarten or any grades 1 through 12; a child day care center; or a youth center, as defined in Chapter 10E of the Fairfield Municipal Code. The distance measured shall be the horizontal distance measured in a straight line from the property line of the parcel with the sensitive use to the closest property line of the lot on which the cannabis business is located.

(176) Under Government Code Section 65583.2(i), any mixed -use project located on a site listed in the 2023–2031 Housing Element Sites Inventory (Table B) that includes owner-occupied or rental multifamily housing, where 20 percent or more of the units are affordable to lower - income households, shall be subject only to ministerial review for compliance with the objective standards in this section. No discretionary design review shall be required.

(Ord. No. 2008-08, § 2; Ord. No. 2009-06, § 2; Ord. No. 2009-15, § 2; Ord. 2009-17, § 2; Ord. No. 2010-03, § 2; Ord. No. 2011-01, § 2; Ord. No. 2011-03, § 2; Ord. No. 2012-04, § 2; Ord. No. 2012- 15, § 2; Ord. No. 2013-03, § 3; Ord. No. 2013-04, § 3; Ord. No. 2013-18, § 2; Ord. No. 2014-03, § 2; Ord. No. 2015-05, §§ 2, 4; Ord. No. 2015-06, § 2; Ord. No. 2016-08, § 2; Ord. No. 2017-06, § 7; Ord. No. 2017-08, § 2; Ord. No. 2017-14, §§ 10, 11; Ord. No. 2019 -04 §§ 4, 5; Ord. No. 2020 -05, § 9; Ord. No. 2020-14, § 4; Ord. No. 2020-20, § 6; Ord. No. 2021-14, § 10; Ord. No. 2021-21, § 3; Ord. No. 2023-04, § 6; Ord. No. 2024-07, § 5; Ord. No. 2025-01, § 3.) …

SECTION 7. Chapter 25, Article 1, Section 25.22 Commercial Zoning Districts , Section

25.22.4.3 Mixed-Use Residential Development Regulations, is hereby amended to (1) add text establishing a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre in the CM zone and a procedure to waive this requirement provided the project site is not a Housing Element site, as follows:

25.22.4.3 Mixed-Use Residential Development Regulations This Section establishes allowable density and provides development regulations for mixed -use development projects incorporating residential and commercial uses in the Neighborhood Commercial (CN), Office Commercial (CO), Community Commercial (CC), Mixed C ommercial (CM), and Commercial Thoroughfare (CT) zoning districts. For the purpose of this Section, mixed- use development shall be defined as development of a site or building with two or more different land uses, including a combination of residential, of fice, retail, or entertainment in a single or ORD. NO. 2026-01

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physically integrated group of structures. When the director has determined that a project meets this definition, the following standards shall apply:

A. Density and intensity. The maximum permitted residential density for any mixed -use development project shall be 32 dwelling units per acre in the CO, CC, CM, and CT zoning districts and 20 dwelling units per acre in CN zoning district. The minimum density for mixed -use development projects in the CM zone shall be 20 dwelling units per acre.

To achieve this density, the maximum allowable floor area ratio (FAR) in the CN, CO, CC, CM, and CT zoning districts shall be increased to .85. The calculation of FAR shall not include the area covered by ground floor parking structures or any ground floor area devoted to parking.

The Director may approve a reduction below the minimum permitted residential density in the CM zoning district if all of the following findings are made:

1. The project site is not identified in the City’s General Plan Housing Element inventory of sites to accommodate the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and

2. The proposed density is consistent with the General Plan. …

SECTION 8. Chapter 25, Art icle 1, Section 25.26 Agriculture and Public Benefit Zoning Districts, Table 25-23: Agriculture and Public Benefit District Land Use Designations, is hereby amended to (1) add “Farm employee housing, small” and “Farm employee housing, large” as a permitted use in the AG zone; and (2) amend Note (8) nomenclature, as follows:

P Use Permitted
Table 25-13: Agriculture and Public Benefit C Conditional Use Permit District Land Use Regulations (Continued) - Not permitted Zoning District Additional
Use AG OSC REC PF Regulations

Entertainment and Recreation Related (see Note 3)
Athletic Club - - C -
Campground - - C C
Equestrian facility C C P C
Firearm or archery range C - - C Note 4
Fish or game club C C - -
Golf course - - C P
Land preserve P P P P
Stadium or arena - - C P
Theater (indoor) - - P
Theater (outdoor) - - C P

Public, Quasi-public, and Assembly Uses (see Note 3)
Cemetery or mausoleum C - - P
Church or other place of worship - - - P Note 5
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Community center - - P P
Corporation yard - - - P
Park, playground P C P P
Public safety facility - - C P
Utilities, Public and quasi-public - major C C C C
Utilities, Public and quasi-public - minor P P P P

Health and Veterinary Services
Hospital - - - P

General Services
Funeral and interment services - - - C Note 6
Hotel and Motel C 25.22.4.2

Office and Financial Services (see Note 3)
Offices, Government - - - P

Residential
Child day care center - - - C
Dwelling, single family detached P - - - Note 7
Caretaker’s residence C C - C Note 9
Farm labor employee housing, small
PC - - - Note 8,
§25.32.20Note
8 Farm employee housing, large P - - - Note 8,
§25.32.20

Temporary and Other Uses
Animal kennel C - - -
Temporary uses See Section 25.32.8

Transportation and Communication (see Note 3)
Airport - - - C
Antenna or communication facility C C C C
Helipad C - C C
Heliport C - - C
Parking facility, non-residential - - P P
Transit station or terminal - - - P

Notes:
(1) Conditional Use Permit requirement shall be waived for properties designated Intensive Agriculture on the General Plan Map.

(2) Produce stands not exceeding 400 sq. ft. of floor area are allowed for the seasonal sale of agricultural products grown on-site.

(3) City regulations, standards, and design guidelines shall apply to public and quasi -public utility facilities only to the extent that the City is not preempted by Federal and State law and the State Public Utilities Commission.

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(4) In the Agricultural zoning district, a firearm/archery range shall only be allowed as an outdoor use.

(5) Churches permitted only as a secondary use in an existing facility or on parcels of less than ten acres.

(6) Funeral and interment services allowed only in conjunction with cemete ry or mausoleum.

(7) Only one single -family dwelling is allowed per parcel. Refer to Table 25 -1 for RVL Residential Uses and Improvements.

(8) Farm labor employee housing in Agricultural Districts shall be subject to the same requirements as Agricultural uses.

(9) Use of a Caretaker’s residence as a residence can occur only in association with an active agricultural use.

(10) In the OSC (Open Space Conservation) Zoning District, educational and/or interpretative centers require a Conditional Use Permit when developed in association with a land preserve.

(Ord. No. 2008-08, § 2; Ord. No. 2009-15, § 2; Ord. No. 2016-08, § 2; Ord. No. 2017-08, § 2; Ord.

No. 2018-03, § 7.)

SECTION 9. Chapter 25, Division 3, Section 25.32 Specific Use Regulations, is hereby amended to add new sections defining specific use regulations for (1) Farm Employee Housing (Section 25.32.20); (2) Low Barrier Navigation Center (Section 25.32.21); (3) Supportive Housing (Section 25.32.22); (3) Residential Care Fac ilities, Small (Section 25.32.23); (4) Residential Care Facilities, Large (Section 25.32.24); and (5) Transitional Housing (Section 25.32.25), as follows:

25.32.20 Farm Employee Housing.

Farm Employee Housing (Farm Employee Housing, Small and Farm Employee Housing, Large) must be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following standards, where allowed by the land use regulations for the agricultural or public benefit zoning district in Table 25-13.

A. Eligible facilities. Farm employee housing may consist of a variety of living quarters, dwelling units, group housing, tents, bunkhouses, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, or other housing designed and maintained for use by eligible farm employees for temporary or seasonal residency or permanent residency. Farm employee housing does not include a hotel, motel, inn, tourist hotel, multiple-family dwelling, or single-family homes where the housing is offered and rented to nonagricultural employees on the same terms as to farm employees, the owner of the housing is not an agricultural employer, or the housing is classified as ORD. NO. 2026-01

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“employee community housing” under the California Health and Safety Code Section 17005.5 and is owned by a public entity or is privately owned by a qualified nonprofi t entity and has been granted an exemption under Health and Safety Code Section 17031.3.

B. Streamlined review. Small farm employee housing, consisting of no more than 36 beds in group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or ho usehold on a site in an Agricultural Zone or Open Space Zone, is a permitted agricultural use and only requires a Zoning Clearance under Section 25.40.2 to confirm that the standards of this Section and other applicable requirements of this Title are met. Large farm employee housing requires Site Approval by the Planning Commission; however, the time limits for review and approval, established in Section 17021.8 of the California Health and Safety Code apply.

C. Limits on location. No farm employee housing shall be allowed in the following locations:

1. Within 75 feet of barns, pens, or structures housing livestock or poultry;

2. Within 50 feet of a Residential zoning district;

3. On wetlands as defined in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Manual, Part 660 FW 2 (June 21, 1993);

4. Within a very high or high fire hazard severity zone, as determined by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection;

5. On a hazardous waste site, unless the Department of Toxic Substances Control has cleared the site for residential use or residential mixed uses;

6. Within a delineated earthquake fault zone, as determined by the State Geologist, unless the development complies with applicable seismic protection building code standards adopted by the California Building S tandards Commission and by the City’s building department;

7. Within a flood plain as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, unless the development has been issued a flood plain development permit;

8. Within a floodway as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency;

9. On land subject to a natural community conservation plan, habitat conservation plan, or other adopted natural resource protection plan, or subject to a conservation easement (excluding Williamson Act contracts); and

10. On land subject to a natural community conservation plan, habitat conservation plan, or other adopted natural resource protection plan, or subject to a conservation easement (excluding Williamson Act contracts); and

11. On land where the groundwater is within five feet of the soil surface where onsite wastewater disposal would serve six or more family units.

B. Limits on fees. No taxes or permit fees that are not normally required for other development or agricultural activities in an Agricultural Zone shall be required for farm employee housing.

C. Maximum height. 25 feet.

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D. Minimum sleeping area – group quarters. In group quarters, the minimum floor area available for sleeping purposes shall be 50 square feet per occupant.

E. Accessory uses and structures – group quarters. The following accessory uses and structures are allowed for farm employee group quarters: food service for residents with a kitchen and dining hall; laundry facilities; storage facilities; and community facilities for education, group or individual meetings, reading, health, or other services.

F. No limits on density. Farm employee housing is exempt from the density limits of the Agricultural zoning district.

G. No occupancy restrictions. The occupants are no t required to live in the housing as a condition of employment or of securing employment and the occupants are not required to live in the housing by the employer of the occupants, an agent of the employer of the occupants, or an agricultural employer as defined by the California Labor Code.

H. Open space required. When a farm employee housing project includes more than 12 dwelling units, recreational facilities and common open space for residents’ use shall be provided as follows:

1. Common area. A minimum of 5 percent of the site area for the farm employee housing shall be outdoor common area with recreational facilities for activities such as baseball, basketball, soccer, horseshoes, or children’s play areas

2. Private open space. 120 square feet of private open space per unit shall be provided.

I. Employee housing for six or fewer employees. Employee housing that accommodates six or fewer employees shall be considered a single -family structure and residential use pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Sect ion 17021.5 and only has to meet the standards that apply to a single family dwelling on a lot. Use of a single-family dwelling for such housing does not constitute a change of occupancy for purposes of State Housing Law or the City’s Building Code.

J. Permit Required. A permit from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is required for housing for five or more employees pursuant to the California Employee Housing Act; a copy of the HCD permit shall be provided to the Director of Development Services within 14 days of issuance.

K. Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided as required by Section 25.34.

L. Setbacks. All farm employee housing shall be a minimum of 75 feet from any barn, pen, or other structure tha t houses livestock or poultry and a minimum of 50 feet from any other agricultural use.

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M. Water and wastewater disposal. All farm employee housing shall have public water service and public wastewater collection service.

N. Minimum period of occupancy. The ow ner of farm employee housing approved under this section must agree to maintain this housing for a minimum period of 10 years after issuance of a final building permit.

O. Compliance with other codes. Farm employee housing shall conform with all the requirements of the City that are applicable to agricultural uses in an Agricultural Zone in which the property is located. All farm employee housing must satisfy building, fire, and safety standards, such as fire lane widths, minimum fire flows, and emergency egr ess, as established through State of California’s Fire and Building Codes and as amended by the City.

25.32.21 Low Barrier Navigation Centers
A. Purpose. This section establishes standards for low barrier navigation centers (LBNCs), consistent with the General Plan and State law.

B. General Requirements. LBNCs are allowed by right with a zoning clearance in all areas zoned for mixed-use and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses under the Base Zoning Districts.

C. Development Standards. LBNCs shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the development standards of the zone where they are located.

D. Operating Standards. LBNCs shall comply with the requirements of California Government Code Section 65660 as follows:

1. LBNCs shall offer ser vices to connect people to permanent housing through a services plan that identifies services staffing.

2. LBNCs shall be linked to a coordinated entry system, so that staff who co -locate in the facility may conduct assessments and provide services to connect people to permanent housing. In this context, a “coordinated entry system” means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 576.400(d) or Section578.7(a)(8), as applicable, of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regula tions, as amended, and any related requirements, intended to coordinate participant intake, assessment, and referrals.

3. LBNCs shall have a working system for entering information regarding client stays, client demographics, client income, and exit destinat ion through the local Homeless Management Information System.

E. Review and Approval. Within 30 days of receipt of an application for a LBNC development, the City shall notify a developer whether the developer’s application is complete. Within 60 days of receipt of a completed application, the City shall act upon its review of the application.

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25.32.22 Supportive Housing
A. Purpose. This section establishes regulations and standards for supportive housing in the City that will ensure land use compatibility with existing residential development, while also providing opportunities for this type of housing to meet the City’s housing needs, in accordance with Government Code Sections 65583(c)(3) and 65650–56.

B. General Requirements. Supportive housing shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the standards below, in zones where Supportive housing is allowed by Tables 25-1 and 25-9 and the corresponding Notes.

C. Development Standards.

1. Supportive housing projects are subject to the development and objective design standards that apply to other residential dwelling units of the same type in the same zoning district.

2. When Supportive housing projects of 50 units or fewer meet the criteria of Government Code Section 65651 and are located in zones w here multifamily or mixed uses are permitted, they shall be processed under the same objective development standards and policies that apply to other multifamily projects within the underlying zoning district.

3. If the supportive housing development meets th e criteria of Government Code Section 65651 and is located within one -half mile of a public transit stop as determined by the definition of “major transit stop” in Public Resources Code § 21064.3, the local government shall not impose any minimum parking r equirements for the units occupied by supportive housing residents.

E. Licensing Requirements. Applicants shall comply with all federal and California state licensing requirements and applicable building codes and fire codes, including maximum occupancy restrictions. No limits shall be established on the length of stay.

F. Entitlements Required.

1. Supportive housing (50 units or fewer) , regardless of the Density Bonus Law, shall be approved by right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted and shall require only a zone clearance when the project meets the criteria outlined in Government Code Section 65651. Supportive housing (50 units or fewer) that: (1) do no t meet the criteria of Government Code Section 65651; or (2) are in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are not permitted shall be subject to the same restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings of the same type within the same zoning district.

2. Supportive housing (more than 50 units) shall follow the same entitlement review process and permitting requirements that apply to other comparable multifamily residential projects in the applicable underlying zoning district.

G. Application Processing Time. If the Supportive housing development meets the criteria of Government Code Section 65651, the City shall notify the developer whether the application is complete within 30 days of receipt of an application to develop supportiv e housing. The ORD. NO. 2026-01

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City shall complete its review of the application within 60 days after the application is complete for a project with 50 or fewer units, or within 120 days after the application is complete for a project with more than 50 units.

25.32.23 Residential Care Facilities, Small
A. Purpose. This section establishes standards for small residential care facilities (serving six or fewer residents in addition to the caregiver) to ensure quality of care while protecting neighborhood character and compliance with State law.

B. No Discretionary Review Required. No conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other discretionary approval shall be required for the establishment or operation of a small residential care facility in any zone that permits single -family dwellings. Such facilities shall be treated as a residential use of property, subject only to the same standards that apply to a single-family dwelling in the same zone.

C. State Licenses and Permits. Small residential care facilities must obtain all required s tate licenses and permits prior to operation. Evidence of such licensing shall be provided to the City.

D. Development Standards. Small residential care facilities shall comply with all applicable development standards for single -family dwellings in the zon ing district where they are located.

25.32.24 Residential Care Facilities, Large
A. Purpose. This section establishes standards for residential care facilities for the physically and/or mentally disabled to provide quality services and facilities and minimize impacts to neighboring properties.

B. Applicability. The standards below apply only to Large Residential Care Facilities with 7 or more residents in addition to the caregiver.

C. Permit Required. Planning Commission approval of a Special Conditional Use Permit is required to establish a large residential care facility. The application for a residential care facility shall include the following information:

1. The number of persons being cared for.

2. The number of employees.

3. The facility’s hours of operation.

4. The State license number.

5. A site plan, including locations of existing residences or any other nearby structures.

6. An accurate traffic circulation plan detailing parking, circulation and areas for pick-up and drop-off.

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D. State Licenses and Permits Required. No occupancy permit shall be granted until the City has received evidence that all necessary State licenses and permits have been obtained.

E. Development Standards. Residential care facilities in commercial zones shall be developed in accordance with all development standards and density requirements applicable to the zone where they are located.

F. Maximum Concentration. No residential care facility may locate within 300 feet of any other such facility.

G. Density. The minimum site area required for a residential care facility shall be 350 square feet per resident.

H. Minimum Unit Size. 350 square feet.

I. Open Space Requirements. A minimum of 10 percent of the net lot area shall be dedicated to recreational areas and improved permanent usable ope n space accessible to all residents of the development, exclusive of driveways, parking areas, dwellings and non-recreation building areas.

J. Parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be located a maximum of 150 feet from building entrances.

K. Recreation Areas.

Recreation areas shall be enclosed by a minimum 6 -foot-high fence or wall. Property line fences or walls may be used to fulfill this requirement.

1. Any swimming pool, pond, wading pools, or similar bodies of water greater than 18 inches in depth shall be fully enclosed by a minimum 5-foot-high non-climbable fence.

2. All entrances and exits shall have self-closing and latching gates. All latches shall be located at least 54 inches above adjacent grade

3. An assembly/lounge area with enough seating capacity to accommodate 60 percent of all residents at one time shall be included in the care facility, in addition to adequate restroom facilities and an activity room.

25.32.25 Transitional Housing
A. Purpose. This section establishes regulations and standards for transitional housing in the City that will ensure land use compatibility, while also providing opportunities for this type of housing to meet the City’s housing needs.

B. General Requirements. Transitional housing shall be located, developed, a nd operated in compliance with the standards below, in zones where this housing is allowed by the land use regulations in the Base District Regulations.

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C. Additional Land Use Regulations. Transitional housing may include office space for on -site supportive services, such as counseling, access to social services, medical and mental health care, housing and employment opportunities. On -site supportive services are considered an accessory use and not subject to any additional standards or permitting requirements.

D. Development Standards. Transitional housing shall only be subject to the development standards that apply to other residential uses in the zone where such housing is proposed. The maximum number of allowable dwelling units for transitional housing shall be the same as number allowed for residential development projects in the zone where the transitional housing project is proposed unless a residential density bonus is granted or the land or the land use regulations for specific zone specify another limit.

E. Minimum Unit Size. Transitional housing facilities shall have a minimum of 150 square feet of living space, shower and toilet facilities, laundry facilities, and secure storage areas for intended residents.

F. Building Accessibility and Safety Equi pment. Indoor common areas and living units shall be handicapped adaptable and be provided with all necessary safety equipment (e.g., grab bars, ramps etc.), as well as emergency signal/intercom systems.

G. Parking. The entrance to off -street parking spac es shall be located a maximum of 150 feet from building entrances.

H. Operating Standards. No individual or family shall reside in transitional housing for more than 24 months. A minimum of 60 days shall be required between stays. The operator of the transitional housing shall maintain adequate documentation to demonstrate compliance with this provision.

I. Licensing and Permit Requirements. Applicants shall comply with all federal and California state licensing and permit requirements and applicable building codes and fire codes, including maximum occupancy restrictions.

J. Permits or Review Required.

1. Transitional housing may be provided in a variety of rental housing types (e.g., multiple - unit dwelling, single-room occupancy, group residential, or single unit dwelling).

2. Transitional housing providing accommodations for six or fewer individuals shall be deemed a single-family use; only a zoning clearance is required.

3. All entrances and exits shall have self closing and latching gates. All latches shall be located at least 54 inches above adjacent grade.

4. Transitional housing providing accommodations for more than six individuals also is a permitted use in zones where multi-family and mixed use development is allowed and shall require administrative and design review.

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SECTION 10. Chapter 25, Division 3, Section 25.34 Parking and Loading, Table 25-17: Parking Spaces Required by Land Use is hereby amended to (1) revise standards for “Homeless shelters”; (2) revise standards for “Residential care facility, small”; (3) amend standards for “Residential care facility, large”, (4) revise standards “Farm labor employee housing, small”; (5) revise standards for “Farm labor employee housing, large”; and (6) revise standards for “Transitional Housing”, as follows:

Table 25-17: Parking Spaces Required by Land Use (cont.) Use Minimum Parking Required Applicable Sections

Industry
Contractor’s yard Parking for office, warehouse and outdoor storage area required per this table
Handicraft shop 1 space per 300 s.f. floor area
Industrial services 1 space per 500 s.f. floor area
Laboratory, processing 1 space per 500 s.f. floor area Manufacturing and Assembly: 1 space per 750 s.f. of floor area, plus 1 space per 10,000 s.f. of outdoor use area
Multi-use/flex buildings (with up to 30%
office area) 1 space per 500 s.f. floor area
Office use in industrial facility or zoning
district 1 space per 250 s.f. floor area
Outdoor Storage 1 space per 10,000 s.f. floor area
Waste Diversion and Material Recovery 1 space per 1000 s.f. floor area, plus 1 space per 10,000 of outdoor use area
Wholesale, Storage and Distribution: Note 4
first 10,000 s.f. of floor area 1 space per 1000 s.f. floor area floor area from 10,000 s.f. up to 40,000
s.f. 1 space per 1500 s.f. floor area
floor area more than 40,000 s.f. 1 space per 3000 s.f. floor area Note 4: The floor areas referred to under Wholesale, Storage and Distribution apply to a single building. Where two or more buildings are located on the same parcel, the parking requirement is calculated separately for each building.

Offices and Financial Services
Banks 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area
Bail bond service 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area
Check cashing service 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area
Offices:

Admin & business, professional &
personal service Note 5
first 5,000 s.f. of floor area 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area floor area more than 5,000 s.f. 1 space per 250 s.f. floor area Medical and dental 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area
Government 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area
Note 5: The floor areas referred to under administrative office apply to a single building. Where two or more buildings are located on the same parcel, the parking requirement is calculated separately for each building.

Public, Quasi-public, and Assembly Uses
Cemetery or mausoleum As determined by review authority Church or other place of worship
1 space per 4 fixed seats in sanctuary, or 1
space per 50 s.f. of assembly area with no
fixed seating

Auditorium, dance hall, exhibition hall or
meeting hall
1 space per 4 fixed seats, or 1 space per 50
s.f. of floor area used for assembly,
exhibitions or dancing with no fixed seats

Community center As determined by review authority
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Corporation yard As determined by review authority
Homeless shelter
As determined by review authority,
provided this number does not exceed the
comparable parking standard for the base
zone (§25.20.3).As determined by review
authority

Park, playground As determined by review authority
Public safety facility As determined by review authority Utilities, Public or quasi- public utilities -
minor Note 1 above (following Agriculture)
Utilities, Public or quasi- public utilities -
major As determined by review authority
Table 25-17: Parking Spaces Required by Land Use (cont.) Use Minimum Parking Required Applicable Sections

Residential Uses
Assisted living facilities As determined by review authority Caretaker’s residence 1 space per dwelling
Community care facility
Parking is required per this table based on
the type of facility (e.g., dwelling, nursing
home, etc.)

Residential care facility, small The comparable parking standard for the base zone (§25.20.3).

Residential care facility, large 0.25 spaces per bed
Dwellings See residential development regulations §25.20.3 Family day care (large and small) No additional parking beyond that required for the dwelling
Farm labor employee housing, small The comparable parking standard for the base zone (§25.20.3).

Farm employee housing, large
One parking space for one bedroom or
studio units, two spaces for units with two
or more bedrooms, and one space per three
beds for group quarters.1 space per
dwelling

Mobile home See residential development regulations §25.20.4.6 Transitional housing
The comparable parking standard for the
base zone (§25.20.3).As determined by
review authority

Residential Accessory Uses and Improvements
Accessory dwelling units No additional parking shall be required. See §25.20.4.11. §25.20.4.11
Common area uses and facilities As determined by review authority Subdivision sales trailer, temporary on-site Note 1 above (following Agriculture) Subdivision model homes 2 spaces per model for subdivisions with 75 or more lots

Temporary and Other Uses
Temporary uses and events As determined by review authority

Transportation and Communication
Airport As determined by review authority
Antenna or communication facility Note 1 above (following Agriculture) Helipad 5 spaces per pad
Heliport As determined by review authority
Parking facility none
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Vehicle and Equipment Sales and Service
Automobile and vehicle related:

Accessory equipment sales 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area Automobile and truck rental
1 space per 200 s.f. of office floor area, plus
1 space per 400 s.f. of maintenance floor
area

Large equipment sales 1 space per 400 s.f. floor area, plus 1 space per 2000 s.f. outdoor sales area
Maintenance and repair
1 space per 200 s.f. of office floor area, plus
1 space per 400 s.f. of maintenance floor
area

Recreational vehicle, boats, trailer sales 1 space per 400 s.f. floor area, plus 1 space per 2000 s.f. outdoor sales area
Service station
1 space per 200 s.f. of office or retail floor
area, plus 1 space per 400 s.f. of
maintenance floor area

Vehicle sales 1 space per 400 s.f. floor area, plus 1 space per 2000 s.f. outdoor sales area
Vehicle storage or impound yard 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area Equipment rental (indoor) 1 space per 200 s.f. floor area Equipment rental (outdoor) 1 space per 400 s.f. floor area, plus 1 space per 2000 s.f. outdoor sales area

SECTION 11. Chapter 25, Division 4, is hereby amended to add a new section for Ministerial Housing Review (Section 25.40.9) procedures for certain qualifying multifamily housing and small lot home development, as follows:

25.40.9 Ministerial Housing Review
The purpose of this Section is to streamline the permitting process for infill multifamily residential development projects, including mixed -use development projects, that comply with specific development options set forth in California Government Code Sections 65852.24, 65912.100 - 65912.105, 65913.4, 65913.12, and 65913.16. Nothing in this Section precludes an applicant from applying for Development Review or Minor Development Review.

A. Infill housing projects eligible for streamlined, ministerial approval proc ess under Government Code Section 65913.4 (otherwise known as SB 35 projects).

1. Applicability. Ministerial Housing Review approval will be granted for a multifamily residential development, including a mixed -use development, if it complies with the following:
a. Qualifies for streamlined, ministerial approval under California Government Code Section 65913.4.
b. Complies with the City's objective zoning standards and objective subdivision standards, as defined in California Government Code Section 65913.4 and set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.

2. Conflicting laws. In the case of a conflict between the City’s standards set forth in Section 25.40.9.A.1 above and the standards set forth in California Government Code Section 65913.4, the provisions of the California Government Code shall prevail.

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3. Notification of compliance with the standards. If the Department determines a project submitted under this section conflicts with any of the requirements set forth in Section 25.40.9.A.1 above, it shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the requirements the project conflicts with, along with an explanation of all conflicts, within the following timeframes:
a. Within 60 days of the application submittal if the project contains 150 or fewer dwelling units; or
b. Within 90 days of the application submittal if the project contains more than 150 dwelling units.

4. Deemed approved. If the City does not provide written notice as required by Section

25.40.9.A.3 above, the project shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement s specified in Section 25.40.9.A.1 above and must be granted Ministerial Housing Review approval.

5. Time limits on project approvals. Section 25.42.5.A governs the establishment and expiration of Ministerial Housing Review approvals granted under this Section, except when it conflicts with subdivision (f) of California Government Code Section 65913.4, in which case the provisions of the California Government Code shall prevail.

B. Residential development on commercially-zoned lands consistent with Government Code Chapter 4.1 (California Government Code Sections 65912.100 through 65912.140)(Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022).

1. Applicability. Ministerial Housing Review approval will be granted for multifamily residential development if it complies with the following:
a. Qualifies for streamlined, ministerial approval under California Government Code Chapter 4.1.
b. Complies with the City's objective zoning standards and objective subdivision standards, as defined in California Government Code Chapter 4.1 and as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.
c. Complies with the objective standards set forth in an applicable Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan adopted pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Sections 21670 through 21679.5.

2. Conflicting laws. In the case of a conflict between the City’s standards set forth in Section 25.40.9.B.1 above and the standards set forth in California Government Code Chapter 4.1, the provisions of the California Government Code shall prevail.

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a. Within 60 days of the application submittal if the project contains 150 or fewer dwelling units; or
b. Within 90 days of the application submittal if the project contains more than 150 dwelling units.

4. Deemed approved. If the City does not provide written notice as required by Sec tion

25.40.9.B.3 above, the project shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements specified in subsection 1 above and must be granted Ministerial Housing Review approval.

C. Residential development on land zoned for office, retail, or parking consistent with California Government Code Section 65852.24 (Middle Class Housing Act of 2022).

1. Deemed allowable use. A housing development project, as defined in California Government Code Section 65852.24, is deemed an allowable use on land zoned for office, retail, or parking and shall not require a rezone, if it complies with the following:

a. Complies with California Government Code Section 65852.24. b. Is not within a special planning district, overlay zone, or planned unit development that prohibits office, retail, or stand-alone surface parking as permitted uses. c. Complies with the City's objective zoning standards.

2. Conflicting laws. In the case of a con flict between the City’s standards set forth in Section 25.40.9.B.1 above and the standards set forth in California Government Code Section 65852.24, the provisions of the California Government Code shall prevail.

D. Residential development consistent with Government Code Section 65913.16 (Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act of 2023).

1. Applicability. Ministerial Housing Review will be granted for a multifamily residential development project if it complies with the following:
a. Qualifies for streamlined, ministerial approval under California Government Code Section 65913.16.
b. Complies with the City's obje ctive zoning standards and objective subdivision standards, as defined in California Government Code Section 65913.16 and as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.
c. Complies with the objective standards set forth in an applicable Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan adopted pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Sections 21670 through 21679.5.

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2. Conflicting laws. In the case of a conflict between the City’s standards set forth in

25.40.9.D.1 above and the standards set forth in California Government Code Section 65913.16, the provisions of the California Government Code shall prevail.

3. Notification of compliance with the standards. If the Department determines a project submitted under this section conflicts with any of the requirements se t forth in Section 25.40.9.D.1 above, it shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the requirements the project conflicts with, along with an explanation of all conflicts, within the following timeframes:
a. Within 60 days of the application submittal if the project contains 150 or fewer dwelling units; or
b. Within 90 days of the application submittal if the project contains more than 150 dwelling units.

4. Deemed approved. If the City does not provide written notice as required by Section

25.40.9.D.3 above, the project shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements specified in subsection 1 above and must be granted Ministerial Housing Review approval.

E. Extremely affordable adaptive reuse projects consistent with Government Code Section 65913.12.

1. Applicability. Ministerial Housing Review will be granted for a multifamily residential development project if it complies with the following:
a. Qualifies for streamlined, ministerial approval under California Government Code Section 65913.12.
b. Complies with the city's objective zoning standards and objective subdivision standards, as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance.
c. Complies with the objective standards set forth in an applicable Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan adopted pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Sections 21670 through 21679.5.

2. Conflicting law s. In the case of a conflict between the City’s standards set forth in

25.40.9.E.1 above and the standards set forth in California Government Code Section 65913.12, the provisions of the California Government Code shall prevail.

3. Notification of compliance with the standards. If the Department determines a project submitted under this section conflicts with any of the requirements set forth in ORD. NO. 2026-01

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Section 25.40.9.E.1 above, it shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the requirements the project conflicts w ith, along with an explanation of all conflicts, within the following timeframes:
a. Within 60 days of the application submittal if the project contains 150 or fewer dwelling units; or
b. Within 90 days of the application submittal if the project contains more than 150 dwelling units.

4. Deemed approved. If the City does not provide written notice as required by

25.40.9.E.3 above, the project shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements specified in subsection 1 above and must be granted Ministerial Housing Review approval.

SECTION 12. Chapter 25, Division 5, Section 25.50 Definitions of Terms and Phrases, is hereby amended to add and modify the following definitions, as follows:

25.50.2 Land Use Definitions
The following land use definitions are listed in alphabetic order.

Assisted Living Facility. A residential land use that provides individual dwelling units supplemented with limited nursing and other services available on site. Assisted Living facilitie s typically have group facilities for dining and cooking, centralized food service, and can offer social programs and other group amenities.

A facility offering skilled nursing services, memory care, or other more intensive medical care as licensed by the State Department of Public Health is defined as a “nursing home.”

A family home or group care facility not offering individual dwelling units, or similar facility licensed by the State of California as an Adult Residential Care Facility will be classifi ed as a Community Care Facility-Residential.Residential care facilities, large or Residential care facilities, small, according to the size of the family home or group care facility.

Boarding House, Large. The renting of rooms within a dwelling to seven or more separate households where each household is subject to a separate rental or lease agreement or other payment arrangement with the property owner. Large Boarding Houses may include but are not limited to fraternity or sorority houses, housing for migrant farm workers, supportive and transitional housing programs, and residential motels and hotels, except for those facilities that meet the Single Room Occupancy land use definition. Meals may or may not be provided, but there is one common kitchen facility. Large Boarding Houses differ from the Community Care Facility-Residential care facilities, large, and Residential care facilities, small, in that they are not licensed by the State of California.

Boarding House, Small. The renting of rooms within a dwelling to three to six separate households where each household is subject to a separate rental or lease agreement or other payment arrangement with the property owner. Small Boarding Houses may include but are not ORD. NO. 2026-01

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limited to fraternity or sorority houses, housing for migrant farm workers, and supportive and transitional housing programs. Meals may or may not be provided, but there is one common kitchen facility. Small Boarding Houses differ from the Community Care Facility-Residential care facilities, large, and Residential care facilities, small, in that they are not licensed by the State of California.

Community Care Facility - Residential. Any family home, group care facility, or similar facility for twenty-four (24) hour a day residential non -medical care including, but not limited to persons with disabilities, or incompetent persons. All Community Care Facilities - Residential shall be licensed by the State of California and operated in full compl iance with all State, Building Code, Fire Code, and Health Code requirements. This land use category does not include facilities which provide non-residential care on less than a 24 hour a day basis; said uses are classified as Adult Day Care.

Discretionary approval. Any entitlement or approval, including but not limited to a use permit, variance, site approval, and subdivision map.

Efficiency Unit. A small, self -contained dwelling unit (occupied by no more than two persons) containing one habitable room. Bathrooms, toilet rooms, closets, halls, storage or utility spaces and similar areas are not considered habitable rooms.

Farm employee. A person employed in agriculture or activities associated with agricultural packing and storage and transportation o f agricultural products. The employment may be full - time, full-time seasonal, temporary, or part-time.

Farm employee housing, large. Farm employee housing consisting of more than thirty-six beds in group quarters used exclusively for farm employees, or m ore than twelve units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household with one or more farm employees.

Farm employee housing, small. Farm employee housing consisting of no more than thirty-six beds in group quarters used exclusively for farm employees, or twelve units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household with one or more farm employees. Farm employee housing includes single-family dwelling units occupied by a farmworker employed full -time and working on-site where the dwelling unit is located and the farmworker's household.

Low Barrier Navigation Center. A Housing First, low barrier, temporary, service -enriched shelter focused on helping homeless individuals and families to quickly obtain permanent housing.

Ministerial approval. An administrative approval of an entitlement or permit application that involves little or no discretion to determine whether development standards and other applicable requirements are met based on the facts presented in an application. Ministerial approvals may include use of a checklist or similar compliance procedure.

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Objective Design Standards. A standard that involves no personal or subjective judgement by a public official or decision -making authority and are uniformly verifiable by refe rence to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the applicant or development proponent and the public official or decision -maker prior to submittal of an application. This term includes “objective zoning standards,” “ objective design standards”, and “objective subdivision standards.”

Residential care facilities, large. Housing that provides seven or more residents with a program of assisted -living services to deal with the activities and instrumental activities of da ily living.

Residential shall be licensed by the State of California and operated in full compliance with all State, Building Code, Fire Code, and Health Code requirements. This land use category does not include facilities which provide non-residential care on less than a 24 hour a day basis; said uses are classified as Adult Day Care.

Residential care facilities, small. Housing that provides less than seven residents with a program of assisted -living services to deal with the activities and instrumental activities of daily living.

Supportive Housing. Housing with no limit on length of stay that is occupied by a target population, and that is linked to on -site or off -site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. Regulations and permitting requirements for supportive housing are differentiated in part by number of units: 50 units or less, or more than 50 units.

Transitional Housing. Buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance.

Target population. Adults or families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who have one or more disabling conditions, including a mental disability, physical disability, developmental disability, chronic health condition, HIV or AIDS, or a substance use disorder. The term also includes individuals or families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness who require supportive services, including survivors of domestic violence, transition -age youth exiting the child welfare or juvenile justice systems, veterans, and migratory agricultural workers.

SECTION 13. Chapter 25, Article III, Division 15, Merger of Contiguous Parcels, is hereby amended to add new Section 25.166.124, Lot Merger Incentives, that specify the purpose, eligibility, and incentives, as follows:

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25.166.124 Lot Merger Incentives.

A. Purpose. The purpose of this article is to encourage the redevelopment of smaller sites through allowing incentives for qualifying housing projects that include the merging or consolidation of parcels.

B. Eligibility for Incentives.

1. Qualifying Projects: Housing developments that consist of lot consolidation pursuant to Division 14 Merger of Contiguous Parcels and meet either of the following location and affordability criteria:
a. Housing Inventory Sites that construct at a minimum, the number of residential units at the level of affordability identified in the Housing Element Appendix C: Sites Inventory.
b. Residential Zoning Districts RM, RH, and RVH; Heart of Fairfield Zoning Districts HD/HDC, HO, HWT, HTD, and HR; and Commercial Zoning District C M sites not identified in the Housing Element Sites Inventory associated with a rental development proposal consisting of twenty (20%) percent of the units affordable to lower income households and ownership development proposal consisting of twenty (20%) percent of the units affordable to moderate income households.

2. Development Standards:
a. Consolidated sites must meet a minimum site area of 7,500 square feet and not exceed a maximum of 5 acres after consolidation.
b. All projects shall comply with the respective development standards, objective design standards, and allowable uses as specified in the underlying Base Zoning District.

C. Incentives. Projects meeting criteria defined in B above are eligible for the following incentives:

1. Application processing shall be prioritized throughout the planning entitlement phase to the maximum extent feasible

2. All subdivisions, regardless of the number of parcels created, shall be subject to the administrative Parcel Map subdivision process; howeve r, maps requiring exceptions as specified in Division 5, Section 25.158 shall follow the standard review process.

3. Parking requirements for residential units less than 500 sq. ft. shall be reduced by 50%, regardless of bedroom count;

4. Waiver of planning entitlement fees: Waive all planning application fees except for direct costs for consultant fees associated with project review. This waiver shall not include applicable parking in lieu or development impact fees.

Section 25.47.5 Findings. The City Council finds as follows:

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A. The proposed Zoning Map Change, Zoning Ordinance Amendments, and General Plan Amendments are consistent with the goals, policies, and actions of the General Plan. The Zone Change creates consistency between the adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element and the Land Use Element, in conjunction with the proposed General Plan Amendment, by allowing housing on sites identified in the Housing Element, and in compliance with requirements for sites rezone d to accommodate lower income RHNA identified in Government Code § 65583.2(h). These Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments are direct implementation actions associated with the 2023 -2031 Housing Element and are therefore directly consistent. The General Plan Am endment creates consistency between the adopted 2023 -2031 Housing Element and the Land Use Element by applying Community Commercial and Residential Very High land use designations to sites identified in the Housing Element to allow for residential development. The proposed General Plan Land Use Amendment is consistent with all other provisions of the General Plan.

B. The proposed amendments would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City. The proposed General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment are mandated by State Housing Law to implement the Housing Element rezoning program for the 2023 –2031 planning period. These amendments implement Housing Element policy by providing housing opportunities for diverse households and facilitating the development of housing for all income levels—very low, low, moderate, and above moderate—on sites identified as suitable for redevelopment. The amendments consist solely of land use and zonin g changes; no specific developments are proposed at this time. Any future residential proposals on these sites will require separate City review and must comply with all applicable Zoning Ordinance standards, including those designed to minimize potential impacts on adjacent properties. The proposed amendments will not be detrimental to surrounding properties or to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City, and they promote the development of adequate housing sites, support af fordable housing, and affirmatively further fair housing consistent with the Housing Element’s goals and policies to accommodate the City’s share of regional housing needs.

C. The site is physically suitable (including, but not limited to access, provis ion of utilities, compatibility with adjoining land uses, and absence of physical constraints) for the requested zoning designations and anticipated land uses/developments. The proposed zoning changes include sites that are physically suitable for the requ ested zoning designations and anticipated residential uses. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 65583(a)(3) and 65583.2(a) –(g), the City’s 2023–2031 Housing Element evaluated each site to ensure it is adequate in size, shape, topography, zoning, access, and availability of utilities, and is compatible with surrounding land uses. The sites proposed for rezoning meet these state-mandated criteria and are appropriate for the requested zoning designations and anticipated residential uses. The proposed General Plan amendments apply land use designations consistent with the zoning changes required as part of the 2023-2031 Housing Element. As such, the sites have been evaluated and deemed suitable for residential development as part of the Housing Element development process.

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D. The proposed amendment is in compliance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Assembly Bill 131 (Government Code section § 65583(c), the Zoning Ordinance Amendments and Map Changes intended t o implement the rezoning actions (actions 6.1 and 6.2) identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element are statutorily exempt from CEQA. Other proposed related amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to implement other Housing Action Plan programs (actions 2.3, 2.4 , 2.5, 6.3, 7.2, 7.6 and 8.2) are also exempt from CEQA because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of these provisions would have a significant adverse effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines, 14 Cal. Code of Re gs. Section 15061(b)(3)). These zoning amendments primarily modify organizational or administrative activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment (Public Resources Code section 21065; CEQA Guidelines, 14 Cal. Code of Regs.

Section 15378). An Initial Study/Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report ( ER2025- 0026) for the project has been prepared pursuant to the CEQA, which found that potential impacts from implementation of the General Plan Amendment were previously analyzed and mitigated by the City of Fairfield General Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 2021080289). No new significant impacts have been identified; therefore, now further environmental review is required.

SECTION 14 . This Ordin ance shall be effective 30 days following its adoption by the City Council. A summary of this Ordinance shall, within 15 days after passage, be published in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California with the names of the City Councilmembers voting for and against it.

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INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fairfield on the 20th day of January 2026, and

PASSED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of _________________ 2026, by the following vote:

AYES: MEMBERS: MOY/BERTANI/CARR/PANDURO/SANDHU/TONNESEN/WILLIAMS NOES: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSENT: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: MEMBERS: _________________________________________________

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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK

Fairfield City CouncilJanuary 20, 2026

Fairfield City Council
January 20, 2026