Planners Weigh School, Home, ‘Permit-Ready’ Lamorinda ADU Proposals – Patch

Skip to main content Walnut Creek, CA Rockridge, CA Piedmont, CA Pleasant Hill, CA Berkeley, CA Albany, CA Danville, CA Martinez, CA El Cerrito, CA Concord, CA California Top National News See All Communities LAMORINDA, CA — A developer wants to remove 20 trees, move more than 1,200 cubic yards of earth, and build a two-story home on a vacant Lafayette hillside, one of three notable projects heading before city planners Monday. The Lafayette Planning Commission will consider permits and a variance for a 1,993-square-foot, two-story single-family home at 1716 Reliez Valley Road. Plans call for a maximum height of 20 feet, 7 inches, grading 1,268 cubic yards of earth, removing 20 trees, and placing parking within the side-yard setback. City staff recommends that commissioners find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and approve it, subject to conditions. Find out what’s happening in Lamorindafor free with the latest updates from Patch. Commissioners will also consider a land-use permit that would allow the School for Independent Learners, also known as Tilden Preparatory School, to operate at 3435 Mount Diablo Blvd., in the city’s General Commercial District 1. The proposal also calls for revoking two previous land-use permits tied
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