Fairfax commission advances housing element for approval

The Fairfax Planning Commission has unanimously recommended that the Town Council adopt the long-delayed housing element and a corresponding environmental impact report.

The commission voted at its meeting on Wednesday.

Under the state’s mandate, Fairfax must allow 490 more homes in the next eight years. The town initially submitted a plan to accommodate 583 new residences, but it increased the number to 598 after some back-and-forth with the California Department of Housing and Community Development.