Updated Nov. 14. Fairfield is a city in Butler County with 44,597 residents (Census Bureau, 2019-2023 American Community Survey). Its public school district is Fairfield Local School District, with 850 students. Our latest Fairfield story, Nov. 6: “What’s on the Fairfield Planning Commission agenda for November 11.”
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Prather Martial Arts Seeks Approval for Indoor Recreation Space at 4354-4356 Muhlhauser Rd.
Fairfield’s Planning Commission will consider a conditional use request for an indoor recreational facility in an M-2 zoning district on Nov.
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Fairfield Board of Zoning Appeals to Hear Request for a 1,500-Square-Foot Metal-Sided Garage, Well Above the 850-Square-Foot Limit
A River Road property owner is asking for exceptions to two zoning rules on garage size and exterior materials at the board’s Nov.
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What’s on the Fairfield Planning Commission agenda for November 11
The commission will consider a martial arts studio on Muhlhauser Road, a 0.1798-acre right-of-way dedication on Pleasant Avenue, and cancelling two late-year meetings.
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Prather Martial Arts has applied for conditional use approval to operate an indoor recreational facility at 4354-4356 Muhlhauser Rd., a site in the M-2 zoning district. (story) (story) The Fairfield Planning Commission will take up the case at its regular voting meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the Fairfield Municipal Building, 5350 Pleasant Ave. (story) (story) The Planning Commission agenda also lists an application for a dedication plat at 5145 Pleasant Ave. that would dedicate 0.1798 acres of right of way, a Comprehensive Plan Update under the name Fairfield Forward, and a holiday schedule item that cancels the November 25 and December 23 meetings. (story) The Board of Zoning Appeals was scheduled to hear case No. BZA-26-10, in which Russell Morris requests a variance to build a 1,500-square-foot detached garage with metal siding at 5766 River Road, Lot No. 269, in the A-1 zoning district. (story) The zoning code allows detached garages on lots larger than one acre to be up to 850 square feet or 85% of the footprint of the principal structure, whichever is less, and bars metal exterior walls on structures larger than 100 square feet. (story)
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- Sunday services, from each church’s own website: Fairfield Church of Christ 8:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m.; First Baptist Church of Fairfield 8:45 a.m., 10:45 a.m.; Saint Mark’s United Methodist Church 9:30 a.m.