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Lafayette council approves lot‑line adjustment but denies variance in contentious Spring Hill Lane appeal
Summary
After a de novo hearing on an appeal of Planning Commission decisions at 19–20 Spring Hill Lane, the council voted 3–1 to approve a lot‑line adjustment bringing a parcel into compliance and denied a variance request for a 120‑sq‑ft structure that would reduce setback requirements.
Lafayette, Calif. — The City Council on Tuesday approved a lot‑line adjustment between two privately owned parcels at 19 and 20 Spring Hill Lane but denied a variance for a small accessory structure, concluding the statutory findings for a variance were not met.
Associate Planner Nicole Bridal summarized staff’s recommendation to approve the lot‑line adjustment — which would enlarge the undersized northern parcel to meet the five‑acre zoning minimum — and to deny a variance for a 120‑square‑foot garden shed that sits 25 feet from the northern property line where a 50‑foot setback is required under the LR‑5 zoning.
The applicant, Pete (Pete/Peter) Docter, and project designer Mark Becker described a multi‑year process that included demolition of an older house, revised grading and repositioning of structures and the installation of a small one‑story dwelling…
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