LHC

        The Lafayette Homeowners Council (LHC) Board of Directors invites you to attend what we believe to be an important and informative program.

        Webinar  TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021

 7:00-9:00 p.m. Presentations will be followed by Q & A.

        This is the issue:  the availability of affordable and inclusive housing in California is a real issue facing all of us.  Desirable and livable suburbs like Lafayette have become a “hot market”  with increased prices of real estate and rental rates reflecting this trend.  This housing shortage is state wide, especially for affordable housing, and has become a problem that state level politicians are attempting to address.

        But, what many residents may not know is the way in which the State of California is trying to solve this problem. The recent RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Assessments/Allocations) numbers requiring Lafayette to find space to allow for over 3000+ new housing units in our city (figure includes state allocation plus legally allowed bonus) is just the tip of the iceberg. The legislators are also currently considering several more bills that will have devastating impacts on cities across the state by destroying mature single family neighborhoods . Despite our topography, heavily wooded lands, limited infrastructure, and unstable soils, Lafayette would not be excluded from these proposed laws.  Local control of housing and land use decisions would be drastically reduced and single family residential zoning is likely to disappear from California landscapes.

        The Lafayette Homeowners Council webinar will focus on these topics and alternative ideas to provide more affordable and available housing in our community.  

We have invited representatives from two groups - Livable California and United Neighbors to make presentations on California’s housing “shortage” and affordable housing dilemma, as well as a review of current and proposed laws aimed at densifying single family home neighborhoods state - wide, and what we can do about it.

        We invite all Lafayette homeowners associations, neighborhood groups, and all other interested individuals to attend.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83942925303?pwd=OUIvcDI5QndSYmFKWmNzbGZ4b0taUT09

Passcode: 960737

Or One tap mobile : 

    US: +16699006833,,83942925303#,,,,*960737#  or +13462487799,,83942925303#,,,,*960737# 

Or Telephone:

    Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):

        US: +1 669 900 6833  or +1 346 248 7799  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or +1 929 205 6099 

Webinar ID: 839 4292 5303

Passcode: 960737

    International numbers available:

https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcZ9xNRz7k

Annual dues are not due until the Fall, but donations to help support the work of the LHC are always welcome.  Please use the Donations page's buttons or the Dues and Donation form.    

        Sincerely, 

        Bill Bucher, President

 The City has launched a process to update the 2002 General Plan.  Help define how Lafayette's values will be implemented in the future.  Please visit this special website:  https://www.planlafayette.org/