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Palos Colorados
(Moraga)
Where: Top
of Moraga Rd., near Lafayette/Moraga border
What: 460ac
parcel, overlooking Lafayette
Applicant:
Richland Investment Corp. (formerly Richland
Development)
Town planner:
Lori Salamack, Moraga Planning Director
(925-376-5202
lori@moraga.ca.us)
History:
Under terms of a Settlement Agreement reached in
1999, Richland agreed to reduce the number of
homes from 146 to 123 and include conditions
that would address Lafayette's concerns about
visibility and traffic, chiefly using revenues
generated by the project's golf course to fund
road and drain repairs in Lafayette. In
March 2006, Richland filed applications with
Moraga eliminating the golf course. To replace
the funding lost by the golf course, Richland
proposed a $250,000 per year payment to be split
by Moraga and Lafayette, as well as a $14
million one-time payment to Moraga for the
purpose of building new recreational facilities.
Lafayette sent Moraga a letter on 4/13/06
requesting that the application be deemed
incomplete because the terms of the Settlement
Agreement had not been adhered to, largely
because home sites are now being proposed in
highly visible areas previously deemed
"off-limits" and the lack of inflation
adjustments in the payment stream. On
4/14/06, Moraga Planning Director Lori Salamack
made a determination that the elimination of the
golf course was consistent with the Settlement
Agreement. The City of Lafayette appealed
this determination to the Moraga Planning
Commission on 4/28/06, which was upheld on
5/1/06. Lafayette appealed to the Moraga Town
Council on 5/9/06, which upheld the Planning
Commission's decision on 5/24/06. The City
of Lafayette then filed suit against the Town of
Moraga, and a counterclaim has been filed
against Lafayette by the developer. The
Moraga Planning Commission conducted public
study sessions and hearings on 8/21/06,
9/5/06, 9/18/06, 10/2/06, and 1/16/07. Concerns about visual
impact were raised by BurtonValley.com on
10/14/06 and 2/2/07, and a letter from the City of Lafayette
on 1/12/07.
Current status:
Moraga Planning Commission has scheduled a
hearing for 2/5/07.
More information:
Rancho Laguna II
(Moraga)
Where: Rheem
Blvd./St. Mary's Rd. (Moraga)
What: 35 lot
subdivision of 180ac parcel overlooking
Lafayette
Applicant:
Rancho Laguna LLC
Town planner:
Lori Salamack, Moraga Planning Director
(925-376-5202
lori@moraga.ca.us)
History: The
City of Lafayette articulated its concerns about
potential traffic and visibility impacts for
Rancho Laguna I's DEIR in March, 2004. The
revised proposal, Rancho Laguna II, was
initiated in 2004 and the EIR was initiated in
October, 2005. The Draft EIR was released
in July 2006, and the Moraga Planning Commission
held public hearings for comments on
the DEIR on 7/17/06 and 8/7/06.
Current status:
A public workshop on the project is scheduled
for 9/20/05. The public comment period on the DEIR
runs through 9/25/06.
More information:
Haji
Where:
Peaceful Lane, off Secluded
What:
Construction of 5,985sf new home
Applicant:
Barry Haji
Architect:
Ward-Young
City planner:
Lindy Coburn (925-299-3202,
lcoburn@ci.lafayette.ca.us)
APN:
175-060-006
Application #:
HDP72-04
Zoning:
LR-10
History:
This is a highly visible 22 acre parcel that
overlooks the Secluded Valley, both on the
Lafayette (toward Acalanes High School) and
Walnut Creek sides. The Planning
Commission reviewed six possible sites in 2003
and recommended Site F (facing the Walnut Creek
side) on 6/3/04. The Design Review
Commission heard the application on 6/14/05 and
7/12/05, and concluded that approving a home on
Site F would be difficult. It recommended
a site visit to evaluate additional sites,
including one at the end of Peaceful Lane that
was not one of the six evaluated previously by
the Planning Commission.
Current status:
The site visit has not yet been conducted.
More information:
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7/12/05 Design
Review Commission staff report, minutes
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6/14/05 Design
Review Commission staff report, minutes
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6/3/04
Planning Commission
staff report,
minutes
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Parcel
vicinity
map
Amen
Where: 3315
Hillside Terrace (off Reliez Valley Rd.)
What: New
home construction
Applicant:
Thomas & Donna Amen
Architect:
William Wood
City planner:
Greg Wolff (925-299-3204,
gwolff@ci.lafayette.ca.us)
APN:
230-030-065
Application #:
HDP38-05
Zoning:
LR-10
History: The
applicant seeks to build a large home in a
visible location within the 250-ft. Class II
ridgeline setback. Previously considered
under DR31-98, that application proposed a
7500sf home on the ridgeline. The current
proposal places the home site on the ridge,
roughly in the vicinity of prior Scheme 5, which
is inconsistent with the Hillside Ordinance.
The Planning Commission conducted a siting
hearing on 4/6/06, and referred to the Design
Review Commission with the recommendation that
the applicant consider moving the site lower in
the saddle, explore moving the house away from
the corner down the hill (elevation 858 to 846),
and that the size of the house should start at
3500sf and the applicant must demonstrate that
making it larger would not have any significant
impacts.
Current status:
To be heard by the Design Review Commission
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