Fairfield, CA Zoning Overlays & Bonuses: Downtown Design Guide (2026)

23 implements it through zoning districts carrying the "Heart of Fairfield" prefix: HD/HDC (Downtown and Downtown Core, between Empire and Missouri Streets east of Pennsylvania Avenue, with HDC covering the Texas Street core), HWT (West Texas Street corridor), HO (Mixed Use Office transition areas), HTD (Transit-Oriented Development near the Suisun-Fairfield Train Station), HR (Residential south of the Downtown Core), and HPF (Public Facilities-Transit, covering the Fairfield Transportation Center). 6. Those tables set ground floor transparency at 75% on Texas Street and 50% on other streets in the HD/HDC district (50% elsewhere), a 14-foot minimum ground floor ceiling height, building height limits ranging from 45 to 65 feet by district, and street tree spacing every 30 feet.

Front and street-side setbacks in HD/HDC run from 0 feet (with a 5-foot maximum) up to 13 feet measured from back of curb in the HTD/HR districts, with additional upper-floor setbacks (10 to 15 feet from the building facade) required above the third or fourth floor. 1 of the Heart of Fairfield Plan. Development must also be consistent with the vision, goals, objectives, and design concepts outlined in the Plan itself, on top of the numeric table standards. 6 can authorize an increase to the floor area ratio or building height limit above the table maximums.