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Lafayette staff present Module 3 of land‑use code rewrite and public engagement plan
Summary
City planning staff and consultants detailed the final drafting phase of a three‑part land use code rewrite, proposed shifting some decisions to administrative review, and outlined a fall public engagement program focused on duplexes, accessory dwelling units and neighborhood-serving commercial uses.
Lafayette planning staff and consultants on July 2 briefed City Council on Module 3 of a multi-part rewrite of the city’s land use code and laid out a plan for public engagement this fall.
The module, presenters said, focuses on administration and procedures — clarifying who reviews and decides on applications, consolidating common review steps, and adding guidance intended to make processes more predictable for applicants and neighbors. City staff and consultant Clarion Associates proposed expanding administrative approvals for smaller changes and formalizing a “major/minor” adjustment framework so modest deviations could be decided by staff while larger changes go to Planning Commission or City Council.
Why it matters: Council members were asked to weigh whether some reviews that today require Planning Commission or council hearings could be handled administratively to speed approvals and reduce costs — while preserving public input earlier in the project timeline. Staff said the rewrite is intended to implement policies in…
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