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Lafayette planners pitch zoning overhaul to implement Legacy Lafayette, including ‘missing‑middle’ and neighborhood business options
Summary
Staff and consultant presented a draft land‑use code update that would broaden residential options (duplexes/triplexes on corner lots), add civic mixed‑use allowances and simplify zoning districts; city will start public engagement and draft development standards next.
City planning staff and consultants briefed the Lafayette City Council on Feb. 18 on a public‑review draft of a comprehensive land‑use code update intended to implement the Legacy Lafayette comprehensive plan.
The presentation outlined a three‑module drafting schedule, new and consolidated zoning districts, and proposed changes the project team said would make the code more predictable and user‑friendly. Phil Kleisler, planning and building department staff, introduced the project and Elizabeth Garvin, lead consultant with Clarion, described the draft updates.
Key proposals: Garvin and Kleisler said the draft will expand housing choices by allowing more ‘missing‑middle’ forms — duplexes, triplexes and townhomes — under limited circumstances: notably on corner residential lots and on…
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