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Council authorizes mayor to send letter opposing SB 79, citing local control concerns
Summary
The Lafayette City Council on April 14 authorized the mayor to send a letter opposing Senate Bill 79, which would allow transit agencies to set development standards on properties they own or control and prescribe height and density standards near transit stops.
The Lafayette City Council on April 14 directed the mayor to send a letter opposing Senate Bill 79, authored by State Senator Scott Wiener, which would give transit agencies authority to set development standards on properties they own or hold in permanent easement and would establish state‑level height, density and floor‑area‑ratio rules for housing near transit stops.
City consultants from Townsend Public Affairs summarized the bill and its potential effects. Casey Elliott told the council that for Lafayette the BART station would qualify as a Tier‑1 transit stop under SB 79 and that, under the bill’s draft standards, residential development within a quarter‑mile of…
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