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Lafayette working group narrows choices on 'missing middle' housing; debate centers on scale and locations
Summary
City planners and working-group members debated allowing duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes in existing neighborhoods, with many favoring a cautious 'toe-in-the-water' approach limited to corner lots or collector streets while others urged broader allowance tied to design controls and affordability measures.
Lafayette planning staff and members of the Land Use Code working group spent substantial time debating how to implement so‑called "missing middle" housing — a set of housing types between single‑family homes and larger apartment buildings — in existing neighborhoods.
The discussion focused on three draft options: a limited approach that allows duplexes on corner lots; a broader option that adds triplexes and fourplexes on collector streets; and a more permissive option that would allow greater residential conversions more widely. Planning staff described the policy intent as increasing housing choices while preserving neighborhood character and noted state law developments that factor into implementation timelines.
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