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Planning commission approves concrete retaining wall to stabilize failing backyard at Camino Vallecito, with engineering conditions
Summary
The Lafayette Planning Commission approved a concrete retaining wall and grading permit at 1166 Camino Vallecito to halt an active slide that is damaging a house; approval includes conditions requiring engineering sign‑off or a recorded drainage easement, removal of the failed prior wall from plans, and a railing set‑back to avoid a code variance.
The Lafayette Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a concrete retaining wall and grading permit at 1166 Camino Vallecito after staff and the applicant described active sloughing that has damaged an existing house.
Staff described a proposed wall roughly 150 feet long that ranges from about 1–2 feet at the ends to a maximum of 6 feet near the center and that triggers a grading permit. Staff reported approximately 150 cubic yards of cut and 600 cubic yards of fill and showed the wall would sit approximately 6 inches off the southern property line. Because most of the wall lies within the 15‑degree declination area measured from the ridgeline, the commission must make an exception to the ridgeline standards.
Engineering staff flagged three unresolved issues to be addressed in the…
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