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Planning and
Codes Department
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The Planning Department
assists the Planning Commission in development and land use.
All request for annexation, development or rezoning are first
reviewed by the City Engineer, State Planner, and staff for
compliance with the
City’s long-range growth and land use plan. Once the
plan is accepted as to form by the staff, it is placed on the
agenda for the Planning Commission.
The Planning Department
maintains records of all approved plans for subdivisions,
commercial developments, and rezoning. Information concerning
the use or proposed use of land within the corporate limits is
available through this office.
The Codes Department is
responsible for issuance of building permits, inspections of
construction projects, and enforcement of all ordinances
connected with health & safety codes.
The Street Department
performs a variety of services during the year. Summer months
require mowing and maintenance of the right-of-way and
intersections. Also the school zone signals and traffic
lights are the responsibility of this department. During the
warm weather, the department also paves and resurfaces city
streets and patches potholes and cuts in the pavement due to
construction. The Street Department also provides leaf
removal and a chipping service to remove limbs, due to tree
maintenance and storm damage. However trees taken down by
commercial tree contractors are the responsibility of the
contractor or the property owner.
The City of Fairview has a
city court with concurrent General Session powers. The court
hears not only traffic and ordinance violations, but also
misdemeanor cases. Court is held twice a month on
Fridays at 8:00 a.m. Fines may be paid at city hall,
or to the probation officer, if the defendant is under
supervision.
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