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Design Review Commission approves tennis court at 120 Promontory Lane with allowance for basketball
Summary
The Design Review Commission approved Lafayette Real Estate Holdings’ application to build a full-size tennis court at 120 Promontory Lane, finding the project exempt from CEQA and adopting conditions that were modified to permit basketball; the project includes on-site stormwater controls and about 1,200 cubic yards of grading.
The Lafayette Design Review Commission on July 27 approved Lafayette Real Estate Holdings’ request to build a full-size tennis court at 120 Promontory Lane and adopted a resolution finding the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Stephanie Fernandez, assistant I director, presented the staff report and recommended approval. “Staff recommends that the DRC find a project exempt from CEQA and adopt the resolution approving the project subject to conditions,” Fernandez said, summarizing staff findings that the proposed court meets R-40 district standards, will include on-site stormwater management, and involves about 1,200 cubic yards of grading that will be balanced on-site (no off-haul).
The commission heard details that the site is a 12.4-acre parcel split between LR-10 and R-40 zones, that the proposed fencing will have a 10-foot maximum height, and that the applicant proposes 13 new trees plus additional shrubs and groundcover. The applicant’s landscape architect said the court is sited on the flattest eastern portion of the parcel and largely screened by terrace walls. “So, the court’s buried. It’s hidden from, most viewpoints,” the landscape architect said, describing terracing, a small shade structure and a storage shed, night-sky-compliant low-voltage pathway and recessed wall lighting, and native, water-efficient plantings.
Commissioners discussed a condition that had limited use to tennis only; the commission ultimately approved the resolution with a minor modification to allow basketball. A motion to adopt the resolution with that modification passed on verbal 'Aye' votes.
The decision allows the applicant to move ahead with permit processing subject to the resolution’s conditions; the commission’s action was procedural approval of the design and land-use permits discussed at the hearing.
