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Lafayette unveils draft Land Use Code update focused on housing, neighborhood businesses and sustainability
Summary
City planning staff presented a draft Land Use Code that modernizes a code last updated in 1986, expanding certain housing types, narrowing locations for change, reducing parking minimums, strengthening environmental protections and clarifying review procedures; staff sought public feedback and announced January meetings.
City of Lafayette planning staff on a public webinar presented a draft overhaul of the city’s Land Use Code, saying the rewrite is intended to implement the 2021 Legacy Lafayette comprehensive plan and modernize rules that have not been comprehensively updated since 1986.
"The land use code has not been comprehensively updated since 1986," said Speaker 1, the project presenter. The draft reorganizes the code to make it easier to use, clarify language, and ensure standards for building size, height, setbacks, parking and design align with long‑range community goals.
Staff emphasized that updated rules…
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