Commercial district
Fairfield CT Zoning: Thoroughfare Commercial District
Thoroughfare commercial district applied to portions of North Texas Street and Parker Road characterized by small individual and multitenant commercial buildings, shopping centers, automobile services and sales, and fast-food restaurants.
174 ac
mapped in this district
0.7%
of Fairfield's districted land
15
governing sections
20
shared rules that apply
Where CT's rules live
The district's own sections in Fairfield City Code, Chapter 25 (Zoning):
- §25.22
- §25.22.1
- §25.22.2
- §25.22.3
- §25.22.4
- §25.12.2
- Table 25-9
- Table 25-10
- §25.34
- §25.10.5
- §25.30.6
- §25.40.6
- §25.50.2 (specialty market)
- §25.32.22
- §25.34.8
Shared rules that apply in CT
Parking and loading §25.3428 of 28 districts
Measurements §25.5128 of 28 districts
Trash and recyclables enclosures §25.30.728 of 28 districts
Grading permit and off-site hauling review §25.24028 of 28 districts
Grading reports and geotechnical peer review §25.24328 of 28 districts
Development review for grading and building additions Table 25-1828 of 28 districts
Sign prohibitions and express exceptions §25.130928 of 28 districts
Existing legal lots and ordinance applicability §25.10.527 of 28 districts
Height exceptions, front-yard averaging and projections §25.30.627 of 28 districts
Conditional use permits for height and FAR §25.40.627 of 28 districts
Bicycle parking ratios and exemption thresholds §25.34.823 of 28 districts
Accessory and junior accessory dwelling units §25.20.4.1117 of 28 districts
Creekside protection / stream environment zone Article VIII14 of 28 districts
Supportive housing standards §25.32.2213 of 28 districts
Plan lines and building setback lines §25.30.513 of 28 districts
Portable A-frame signs and permitted exceptions §25.1304.C.1612 of 28 districts
Commercial use permissions and ancillary activities Table 25-97 of 28 districts
Specialty food and beverage market definition §25.50.2 (specialty market)7 of 28 districts
Drive-through stacking and screening §25.22.4.17 of 28 districts
Mixed-use commercial district exceptions §25.22.4.35 of 28 districts
Other commercial districts in Fairfield
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Check an addressSources: Fairfield City Code, Chapter 25 (Zoning); City of Fairfield “Zoning” layer, last edited Sep 16, 2026. Research only, not legal advice. Back to Fairfield zoning.