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Lafayette planning commission approves lot-line adjustment and Phase 1 hillside permit for Spring Hill Road parcels

City of Lafayette Planning Commission · February 17, 2026
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Summary

The Planning Commission unanimously approved a Phase 1 hillside development permit and a lot-line adjustment for 3535 and 3533 Spring Hill Road, allowing an 8,837 sq ft main house and a 1,200 sq ft detached ADU to proceed to Phase 2 design review with conditions; neighbors raised drainage and narrow-road concerns.

The City of Lafayette Planning Commission on Feb. 17 voted to approve a Phase 1 hillside development permit and a lot-line adjustment for two parcels on Spring Hill Road, clearing the project to move to a Phase 2 design review subject to conditions and a 14-day appeal period.

Nicole Zettle, the city project planner, told the commission the lot-line revision would increase parcel 3535 from 27.1 to 28.8 acres and decrease 3533 from 16.1 to 14.4 acres. Zettle said the owner proposes an 8,837-square-foot two-story main house and a 1,200-square-foot detached accessory dwelling unit; the ADU height was described as roughly 17 feet and the main house about 27 feet. Zettle recommended the commission find the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopt Planning Commission resolution "20 26 0 1" approving the project subject to the…

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