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The primary purpose of the Noise Element is to limit the exposure of the community to excessive levels of unwanted sound. In developing this element, noise levels and the extent of noise was analyzed and quantified through actual on-site measuring activities. The technical data was gathered and analyzed and a series of noise control policies...

A city's safety element establishes policies and programs to protect the community from risks associated with seismic, geologic, flood, and wildfire hazards, as well as from other concerns such as drought. The current process underway will update the Safety Element to meet new requirements enacted under State law and to align it with the Town’s...

The Conservation Element provides direction regarding the conservation, management and careful utilization of the Town’s natural resources, including the air around it. This element directly relates to the Open Space Element, and overlaps the requirements of the Land Use, Safety, and Circulation Elements. The most significant difference between this element and others is that it...

The Open Space Element establishes a guide for the comprehensive and long-range preservation and conservation of key open space land around and throughout the Town. Next to the Land Use Element, this element is the broadest in scope, overlapping some of the other elements while including goals and policies that are central to the quality...

The Town Center Element is an optional element, not required by State law that has been included in the General Plan as a result of ideas generated during the community- based workshops. This element is a subset of both the Land Use Element and the Circulation Element. This element is specific to the mixed-use central...

The Housing Element is distinct from the other elements as it is subject to detailed legal requirements regarding its content, particularly its policies and programs. The Housing Element is required, by state law, to be updated every five years, and must be reviewed and certified by the Department of Housing and Community Development. This requirement...

The Land Use Element provides a guide to the general public, the Council and Planning Commission, to appointed committees and boards and to the Town Manager, Planning Director and staff as to the ultimate pattern of development for the Town in the future. The Land Use Element has the broadest scope of all of the...

A general plan serves as a local government's blueprint for how the city and/or county will grow and develop and includes seven mandatory elements: land use, transportation, conservation, noise, open space, safety, and housing. The Town of Fairfax General Plan also includes an optional element specific to the mixed-use central area of the Town: the Town...

The Circulation Element is more than a transportation plan for vehicles. The Town’s substantial commitment to transit, bicycle and pedestrian systems is also reflected in this element. The Land Use Element and the Circulation Element are bound together by state law. This element also has direct relationships to the Housing, Open Space and Safety Elements....