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Lafayette panel approves facade changes, removal of vacant apartment at 3409 Mount Diablo Blvd.
Summary
The Lafayette Design Review Commission on Aug. 11 unanimously approved a design review and land-use permit to remove a vacant three-bedroom apartment and to remodel exterior facades at 3409 Mount Diablo Boulevard, finding the project exempt from CEQA and approving Resolution 2025-12 with conditions.
The Lafayette Design Review Commission voted unanimously Aug. 11 to find a proposed exterior remodel and land-use permit at 3409 Mount Diablo Boulevard exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and to adopt Resolution 2025-12 approving the project subject to conditions.
The project would remove a vacant three-bedroom apartment on the upper level — a change required under the C-1 zoning district when a commercial use displaces a residential unit — and would remodel exterior facades in two phases, with work on the rear elevation first and front-facing changes later.
City staff presented the application and said the planning commission previously approved the land-use permit on July 21 and that the design review hearing was to consider the exterior modifications. The staff recommendation was to…
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