Written with the help of AI from the Fairfield Board of Zoning Appeals agenda, Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
The main item: a request for a much larger garage on River Road
The board’s only case on the agenda is No. BZA-26-10, a variance request from Russell Morris. A variance is official permission to depart from a requirement in the city’s zoning code. Morris wants 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.
The request touches two parts of the zoning code. The first is Section 1131.07.G.3, which says detached garages on lots larger than one acre may be up to 850 square feet or 85% of the square footage of the footprint of the principal structure, whichever is less. The garage proposed would be 1,500 square feet, so the size limit is the reason for the area/size variance.
The second is Section 1131.07.A.7, which says the exterior wall surface of a structure larger than 100 square feet in area shall not be made of metal, resin, plastic, fabric, non-finished composite material, or concrete masonry units (cinderblocks). The proposal calls for metal siding. The agenda does not give a cost for the project, and it does not say how the board is expected to rule.
Routine business
The meeting also includes a call to order, roll call, the Pledge of Allegiance and approval of the minutes from the Sept. 2, 2026 meeting. The agenda lists no contracts, purchases or other spending.
How to weigh in
The Board of Zoning Appeals meets Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Fairfield Municipal Building. The agenda does not describe how public comment works. Residents with questions can contact the city’s Development Services Department, whose director is listed on the agenda as Greg Kathman.
Source: Fairfield Board of Zoning Appeals agenda, Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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