Lafayette Planning Commission to Consider Major Development Projects

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Lafayette's Planning Commission will meet tonight to consider three major development projects that could significantly reshape the city's skyline, streets, and hillside views. The agenda includes a proposed 6-story, 62-foot mixed-use building to replace a one-story commercial structure, a parcel map request to merge 10 parcels for a previously approved 315-unit apartment community, and a plan for a 6,160-square-foot two-story home on a 7.93-acre vacant hillside parcel.

Why it matters

These projects highlight the ongoing tensions in Lafayette between preserving the city's character and hills versus accommodating new residential and commercial development. The decisions made tonight could have long-lasting impacts on Lafayette's urban landscape and quality of life for residents.

The details

The three key projects on the agenda include: 1) The Mount Diablo Condominiums, a proposed 6-story, 62-foot mixed-use building that would replace a one-story commercial structure with 30 for-sale units, including 3 below-market-rate apartments, above a parking podium and ground-floor retail. 2) The Terraces of Lafayette, a parcel map request to merge 10 existing parcels into one for a previously approved 315-unit apartment community with 14 buildings, a clubhouse, and leasing office. 3) The Collins Hillside Residence, a proposed 6,160-square-foot two-story home on a 7.93-acre vacant hillside parcel that would require removing 10 protected trees and 2,400 cubic yards of grading.

• The Lafayette Planning Commission meeting is tonight at 7 p.m.
• The Terraces of Lafayette parcel map request is recommended to be continued to the March 16 meeting.

What’s next

The Terraces of Lafayette parcel map request is recommended to be continued to the March 16 Planning Commission meeting for further discussion.