Mixed use district

Fairfield HD Zoning: Heart of Fairfield Downtown District

Heart of Fairfield downtown district covering parcels between Empire and Missouri Streets east of Pennsylvania Avenue, implementing a mix of specialty shopping, restaurants, entertainment and cultural uses supported by upper-floor residential and office.

29 ac

mapped in this district

0.1%

of Fairfield's districted land

governing sections

shared rules that apply

Where HD's rules live

The district's own sections in Fairfield City Code, Chapter 25 (Zoning):

§25.23
§25.23.1
§25.23.2
§25.23.3
§25.23.4
§25.12.2
Table 25-H1
Table 25-H2
Table 25-H3
Table 25-H4
§25.10.5
§25.30.6
§25.40.6
§25.34
§25.34.8
§25.28.3
§25.32.14

Shared rules that apply in HD

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

Condominium conversion affordability and approval §25.32.1414 of 28 districts

Portable A-frame signs and permitted exceptions §25.1304.C.1612 of 28 districts

Multifamily open space, recreation amenities, and landscaping §25.20.4.810 of 28 districts

Heart of Fairfield use permissions and notes Table 25-H17 of 28 districts

Outdoor seating, storage, and merchandise display §25.32.95 of 28 districts

Downtown area parking (P1) overlay reduction §25.28.33 of 28 districts

Other mixed use districts in Fairfield

CM Mixed Commercial District HDC Heart of Fairfield Downtown Core District HO Heart of Fairfield Mixed Use Office District HTD Heart of Fairfield Transit-Oriented Development District HWT Heart of Fairfield West Texas Street District

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Sources: 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.