Terraces of Lafayette - Public Hearing Schedule (see site Alternative page for more information*)
January 13
Lafayette Veterans Memorial Building • 7:00 PM
January 20
Planning Commission
Lafayette Veterans Memorial Building • 7:00 PM
Town House Alternative Plan:
Before you make a decision about the alternative townhouse project you need to understand there are several things we still don't know. We don't know the details of the impact of that alternative. We don't know the traffic impacts. We don't really know the visual impacts. We don't know whether the city can afford to build and maintain the sports field, dog park, and other "goodies". Even if the city is able to pay for these amenities, at the cost of what other uses of the money? What are the maintenance costs that the city would have to bear, and can it afford them (it can't even afford the maintenance costs of fully landscaped medians that have been discussed for the east of end of Mt. Diablo Blvd)? How will the soccer field and dog park be scheduled and controlled? Who will pick up the trash that will inevitably accumulate in the parking lot. Etc., etc. Until we know a lot more, NO ONE should be sounding off about how we should be happy to settle for the townhouse alternative. The city has legal arguments that mean we may not have to settle at all. We should demand a careful and detailed analysis, and we should accept nothing less.NOTE: This schedule is subject to change without prior notice. If revised, the new schedule will be sent tointerested parties on the project email distribution list and posted on the City of Lafayette web page for theTerraces of Lafayette project at www.ci.lafayette.ca.us/terraces
Lafayette Veterans Memorial Building • 7:00 PM
January 20
Planning Commission
Lafayette Veterans Memorial Building • 7:00 PM
Town House Alternative Plan:
Before you make a decision about the alternative townhouse project you need to understand there are several things we still don't know. We don't know the details of the impact of that alternative. We don't know the traffic impacts. We don't really know the visual impacts. We don't know whether the city can afford to build and maintain the sports field, dog park, and other "goodies". Even if the city is able to pay for these amenities, at the cost of what other uses of the money? What are the maintenance costs that the city would have to bear, and can it afford them (it can't even afford the maintenance costs of fully landscaped medians that have been discussed for the east of end of Mt. Diablo Blvd)? How will the soccer field and dog park be scheduled and controlled? Who will pick up the trash that will inevitably accumulate in the parking lot. Etc., etc. Until we know a lot more, NO ONE should be sounding off about how we should be happy to settle for the townhouse alternative. The city has legal arguments that mean we may not have to settle at all. We should demand a careful and detailed analysis, and we should accept nothing less.NOTE: This schedule is subject to change without prior notice. If revised, the new schedule will be sent tointerested parties on the project email distribution list and posted on the City of Lafayette web page for theTerraces of Lafayette project at www.ci.lafayette.ca.us/terraces
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What is the Terraces of Lafayette?
The proposed Terraces project would be the largest apartment complex of its kind in the City of Lafayette, and at 315-units is quite simply a bad idea. The project would newly concentrate more multi-family housing on one lot that is being built in all of the many new projects throughout Lafayette today, while destroying protected habitat and ridgeline views and worsening traffic.
The proposed Terraces project is plainly inconsistent with the city general plan, defies local and state environmental protection standards, and would significantly add to traffic problems in the most traffic-impacted intersection in the City. The project Environmental Impact Report prepared by the City of Lafayette’s consultant identified 52 significant environmental impacts if the project were to proceed, many of which are unavoidable regardless of mitigations deployed.
Construction activities associated with the Project would result in an increase in air pollutants. It will take 25,000 dump truck loads to remove 400,000 cubic yards of dirt for this project.
The proposed Terraces project is plainly inconsistent with the city general plan, defies local and state environmental protection standards, and would significantly add to traffic problems in the most traffic-impacted intersection in the City. The project Environmental Impact Report prepared by the City of Lafayette’s consultant identified 52 significant environmental impacts if the project were to proceed, many of which are unavoidable regardless of mitigations deployed.
Construction activities associated with the Project would result in an increase in air pollutants. It will take 25,000 dump truck loads to remove 400,000 cubic yards of dirt for this project.
If the project were approved, unavoidable significant impacts would:
- block views of hillsides and ridge lines, causing a significant impact to scenic vistas.
- block views of Lafayette's ridge line from State Highway 24, a State-designated scenic highway.
- be inconsistent with Lafayette’s General Plan policy to preserve visual and functional open space.
- be inconsistent with Lafayette’s Hillside Ordinance.
- be susceptible to soil erosion because of the hillside.
- remove 91 of the 117 existing trees on the site that qualify as protected trees.
- increase traffic delays for Pleasant Hill Rd, Stanley Boulevard and Deerhill Rd.
- require a traffic signal at Brown Ave, impacting residents who use Deerhill Rd.
- increase the risk of traffic accidents on Deerhill Rd due to inadequate site-distance for exiting project driveways.
- would not be transit or pedestrian friendly.
- would risk pedestrian safety.