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Planning commission approves Phase 1 hillside permit for Happy Valley home with conditions on hydrology and trees
Summary
The commission approved a Phase 1 Hillside Development Permit for a proposed 6,160 sq ft, two‑story single-family residence on Happy Valley Road, subject to updated peer-reviewed hydrology and geotechnical reports, landscape/succession planting commitments and clarified tree-retention conditions; the vote was 3–1.
LAFAYETTE — The Lafayette Planning Commission on April 20 approved Phase 1 of a hillside development permit for a proposed two‑story, 6,160‑square‑foot single‑family residence sited on a bench off Happy Valley Road, adopting PC resolution 2026‑04 with conditions requiring updated peer‑reviewed hydrology and geotechnical reports before final approvals.
Consultant planner Monica (listed in the staff packet as Monagoli) summarized the project’s long history — the Phase 1 application was filed in 2011, portions of earlier work were approved in 2014 and 2018, and related applications were at times continued or withdrawn. The current submittal proposes a house that would step into the hillside, limit visible height from some elevations…
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