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Lafayette design panel recommends denial of 6-story, 30-unit Mount Diablo mixed-use project
Summary
The Design Review Commission recommended denial of a proposed six-story, 30-unit mixed-use development at 3458 Mount Diablo Boulevard, citing excessive height, massing along the Mount Diablo frontage, and insufficient landscaping despite staff noting state density-bonus eligibility and design revisions.
The Lafayette Design Review Commission on Thursday voted to recommend denial of a proposed six‑story mixed‑use building at 3458 Mount Diablo Boulevard, citing concerns about height, street-facing massing and insufficient landscaping.
Staff presented the project as a request for state density-bonus entitlements and related waivers. The .64‑acre site in the C‑1 zoning district would replace an existing 4,790‑square‑foot commercial building with a six‑story structure rising 62 feet 3 inches. The project proposes a two‑story parking podium and four residential levels above, for a total of 30 condominium units (27 market‑rate, 3 below‑market‑rate) and 55 parking spaces. Staff said the proposal qualifies for a 27.5% state density bonus, which yields an allowable 31…
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