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Planning staff outlines Firewise mapping effort and ADU Accelerator program funding

5448202 · July 22, 2025
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Planning staff reported that a Firewise community mapping project is underway to better delineate risk zones and that Lafayette received ADU Accelerator funding to produce permit‑ready ADU plans and offer rebates for construction.

City planning staff told the commission the city is mapping Firewise communities and has launched an ADU Accelerator program that provides planning and construction incentives.

The Planning Director said the emergency preparedness commission and planning staff are working to map Firewise community boundaries more precisely; staff expects the mapping effort to be complete in 30 to 60 days. The mapping is intended…

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