Fairfax Chevron would ‘Sabotage’ Goals, ‘Tarnish’ Town’s Charm, Foes Say

Opponents of a proposed Fairfax Chevron station are ratcheting up their rhetoric for a crucial Town Council meeting that could pave the way for the chain gas station’s entry into the small Marin County city.

A group calling itself “No Chevron in Fairfax” has launched a petition that aims to put heat on a council that will consider an appeal of a proposal that the Department of Planning and Building Services has given a thumbs-up to when it meets on Dec. 4.

Ron Jacobs of PM Design Group applied for a conditional use permit on behalf of the owner is Arash Salkhi to refurbish a 2001 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard (between Claus Drive and Azalea Avenue) parcel as a gas station and convenience store.

Fairfax Gas operated out of that location until about two years ago.

The gas station opponents say that the two locally owned gas stations Fairfax already has are enough, and that approving a Chevron station would open the floodgates to Starbucks and Chipotle and other chain businesses driving out locals.

Additionally, they say it would create traffic hazards, increase pollution, “tarnish” the town’s charm, and that food wrappers and beer cans sold at the ExtraMile store would “sabotage” the town’s zero waste goals for 2020.

Opponents of the proposal have also set up a Facebook page.