Zoning Administrator
Staff: Greg Wolff, Planning & Building Director, (925) 299-3204
The Planning and Building Services Director, Assistant Planning Director, or their designee, acts as the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator may act on minor projects such as changes in exterior colors and materials, landscaping and paving improvements, ground-level additions and accessory buildings. The Zoning Administrator also has the discretion to refer an application to the Design Review Commission or to the Planning Commission.
Meeting Participation Information
The Zoning Administrator typically meets the first and third Thursdays of the month at 4:00 p.m. at the City Offices, located at 3675 Mt. Diablo Boulevard, Suite 210. Please see the City Calendar or the events box on the right for details on upcoming meetings.
If inquiring about an application, please contact the project planner.
To participate and/or provide public comment, and/or watch, please see the following options:
- Attend the meeting in person.
- Submit Comments Before the Meeting: Members of the public can provide public comment by sending an e-mail to the project planner. Comments and any graphics a speaker wishes to use as part of public comment must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. on the hearing date; the materials will be emailed to the Zoning Administrator and made available to the Zoning Administrator and public at the meeting. A copy shall be available for public inspection and it shall be made available. Please note that there is no guarantee that there will be adequate time to read and discuss these comments at the meeting. Individuals who submit comments are encouraged to attend the hearing to answer any questions.
If you challenge the City’s decision on this matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing. California Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6 (review of administrative decisions) is applicable to the City of Lafayette and provides for the review of any decision of the City only if the petition for writ of mandate is filed within 90 days after the decision becomes final.
Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to Joanne Robbins, City Clerk at (925) 299-3210 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible.
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