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Design review OK'd for 3-story home with ADU at 221 Lafayette Circle after DRC conditions on landscaping and color
Summary
The Lafayette Design Review Committee approved a three-story single-family residence with a 548-sq-ft ADU at 221 Lafayette Circle, found the project exempt from CEQA per staff recommendation, and directed the applicant to substitute Italian cypress with a lower-flammability species and use a lighter accent color approved by staff.
The Design Review Committee unanimously approved a design-review application for 221 Lafayette Circle, a three-story single-family residence with an attached accessory dwelling unit, after hearing staff and applicant presentations and discussing landscaping, drainage and exterior materials.
Staff summary: Planning staff reported that the primary dwelling is 2,487 square feet and the ADU is 548 square feet (3,035 square feet total living area). The parcel is currently an asphalt parking lot in the Lafayette Circle area; the project proposes 17 replacement/protected trees, landscaping to screen adjacent multifamily uses, and conditions…
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