Landscape ordinance moved to later meeting after commissioners and residents flag residential/commercial inconsistency

Fairfield’s Planning Commission continued its public hearing on the proposed landscape ordinance after residents and Airpark stakeholders raised concerns that the draft classifies certain Airpark properties as nonresidential and could impose commercial landscaping standards on hangar homes.

Alina Pringle (speaker 4) said the draft’s current wording would treat hangar-home lots as commercial properties for landscaping purposes even though they function as residences on one-acre lots. Staff (legal counsel Bradley) responded that commercial landscaping was not the intent for hangar homeowners and agreed to review and correct any wording that unintentionally imposes commercial standards on residential hangar lots.

Commissioners moved to continue the landscape ordinance public hearing to a future date to allow staff and legal counsel to examine the draft and incorporate comments. The motion to continue passed unanimously, and staff said the item will return for further public hearing once substantial changes are drafted and noticed.