Stella Wotherspoon

Vesce lawsuit settlement and public access to 'the Dips'

Settling limits the city's ongoing litigation costs; residents have been privately fundraising to defend their access claims.

Revised seven-story mixed-use project at 3458 Mount Diablo Boulevard

Reduced impact fees and a slimmer commercial footprint downtown, plus three below-market-rate condos priced around $270,000 versus $1.2 million market-rate comparables.

Housing Element lawsuit settlement downtown zoning changes

The corridor study is underway with consultants, and objective design standards are due by year's end.

Sunflower Hill at Sierra Place naming

Pre-approved ADU prototype designs

Grant-funded; homeowners save architect costs on ADU plans.

New hillside home at 1716 Reliez Valley Road

No city cost; the driveway, retaining walls, and drainage improvements will be funded privately.

Temple Isaiah campus expansion at 945 Risa Road

Free pre-approved ADU plans could cut design costs for homeowners adding units.

Tilden Preparatory School relocation to downtown Lafayette

No cost to the city; the school would occupy an existing building downtown and could help activate the East End commercial area.

Terraces of Lafayette Parcel Map Appeal

Staff warned denial could expose the city to $1-1.5M in attorney fees and HAA fines starting around $3.15M.

Khristo hillside home and contested driveway on Carlyle Terrace

Oak Hill Road mixed-use project modification

11 below-market-rate units remain in the project, though 7 will now serve moderate-income rather than very low-income households.

Happy Valley Road Hillside Residence

The project involves roughly $1 million in grading and an approximately $6 million home investment, per the applicant's architect.

Community Center replacement

Repairs over 20 years would exceed $16 million; replacement cost estimates are still to come.

Khristo Phase I Hillside Development Permit — Carlyle Terrace residence