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Lafayette, in short
Do I need a permit to trim a tree back from my roof in Lafayette?
Not for pruning to keep a tree 10 feet from the building, including above the roof, the City’s Tree Permit page says. Pruning under a certified arborist that removes under a quarter of its leaf, stem or root area needs none either. Removing a protected tree, 12 inches or more across and of an indigenous species, does need one.
The story of Lafayette
Lafayette, whose history, the City says, began more than 10,000 years ago with the Saclans.
The City’s history page tells of the Saclans, Elam Brown’s wagon train of 1847, the name La Fayette of 1857 and the Pony Express, and says Lafayette remained a quiet farming village until the post-World War II building boom. Lafayette incorporated as a city in 1968.
The City’s history page says Lafayette’s history began more than 10,000 years ago, when the Saclans, a Miwok sub-group, settled here in a number of villages.
In 1847, the City says, Elam Brown led a fourteen family wagon train through the Donner Pass.
Brown bought a 3,329 acre Mexican land grant called Rancho Acalanus, the City says, “which is now almost all of present day Lafayette”.
He built the first of his three homes in February 1848, the City says, “making it the first community in central Contra Costa County”.
The Historical Society says that as early as 1850 the dirt path that was to become Mt. Diablo Boulevard was declared a public highway by the Court of Sessions.
In 1853, the Society says, Elam Brown established a grist mill on the creek at Golden Gate Way near First Street, and in the early 1860s the center of the village began to move toward the present Mt. Diablo Boulevard-Moraga Road intersection.
In 1857, the City says, Shreve became postmaster of the town and decided to give it a name; it had been called Acalanus, “a different spelling of the land grant”, and he used his second choice, La Fayette. The City says the spelling was changed to “Lafayette” in 1932.
The Society says that by 1859 a County Agricultural Society had been convened in Lafayette, with the first county fair taking place on October 11 of that year.
The City’s history page says “The most historic event that occurred in Lafayette was in the early 1860’s when the Pony Express rode through town stopping to get a fresh horse at what is now the intersection of Moraga Road and Mt. Diablo Blvd.”
Sacramento Northern trains were, in the Society’s word, “the lifeblood of the community” from 1913 to 1941, when passenger service was eliminated; the last freight trains ran in 1957.
The Society says the old Town Hall has been serving as a social and entertainment hall since it was built in 1914.
A dam at the west end of town to control flooding and provide water was begun in 1927, the Society says, and construction was completed in 1933.
The Society says that after the Caldecott Tunnel opened in 1937, as the Bay Bridge did, Lafayette became a suburban community.
In 1938, the Society says, local voters approved a measure to establish the Acalanes High School District, and the first school, Acalanes, opened in 1940 with 300 students.
The Park Theater opened on August 21, 1941, the Park Theater Trust says, and the Trust raised the $3 million to buy the property for the community, closing escrow in December 2021. Lamorinda Weekly reported in July 2026 that the renovation was in full swing.
The post-World War II building boom is when, the City says, “many houses were built here”; the Society says the boom turned cornfields into housing developments.
In a special election held in 1968, the Society says, voters cast 3,279 votes in favor and 2,692 against the proposal to incorporate; a previous try for cityhood had been defeated in October 1959.
Fire safety
Where Lafayette stands on the State’s 2025 fire hazard map
Read from the State’s 2025 map for local areas, which the State released in four phases between February 10 and March 24, 2025, with the City’s Census outline, our own estimate from sample points: about 55 percent of Lafayette falls in the High class, about 17 percent in Moderate and under half a percent in Very High, and about 28 percent is non-wildland land. Which class applies at one address is for the District’s map.
State map data read with the City’s Census outline, our own estimate
The District’s map, and how to look up your address
The District’s page says its updated maps are effective as of July 10, 2025, and lists an “LRA Lafayette Map (PDF)” among its related documents. It says: “Residents and property owners are encouraged to review the map and understand their property’s designation.” The District’s handout on the State’s sale rule, Civil Code 1102.19, also names the Natural Hazard Disclosure Report, CAL FIRE’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone viewer and emailing the parcel’s address to the District.
District page read Nov 6 2026; its map effective July 10, 2025
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What the City’s Fire Safety page asks
The City’s Fire Safety page repeats fire officials’ guidance on defensible space in two areas around a home, one out to 30 feet and one out to a total of 100 feet. For the first, 30 feet from buildings, structures and decks, it lists “Remove dead or dry leaves and pine needles from yards, roof and rain gutters.” and “Remove branches that hang over roofs and keep dead branches 10 feet away from chimneys.”
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
The District’s ordinance on hazardous vegetation
The District’s Ordinance 2023-07, passed April 4, 2023 and effective 30 days after passage, applies to land in the District that is classed as a Local Responsibility Area. It says no one with an ownership or possessory interest in a parcel “shall allow to exist thereon any Hazardous Vegetation or Combustible Material that constitutes a Fire Hazard as determined by the Fire Code Official”, and its definition of hazardous vegetation includes “dry leaves, dry needles”. The ordinance names its first-five-feet rule “Zone 0”: “it extends from 0 to five feet from any Structure, attached deck, or Outbuilding on the Parcel.” That is the District’s rule, a separate thing from the State’s Zone 0.
Passed April 4, 2023; effective 30 days after passage
The State’s Zone 0 rule: where it stands
The State’s rule for the first five feet around a home, called Zone 0: adopted by the Board; in final review with the Office of Administrative Law; no effective date known.
Standing check of Nov 7 2026
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Lafayette this month
For the rainy season, the City’s page says fill-them-yourself sandbag stations are set up at two corners, Mt. Diablo Boulevard at Village Center and Camino Diablo and Loveland.
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Culture and history
Lafayette Reservoir
The East Bay Municipal Utility District calls its Lafayette Reservoir Recreation Area “a year-round, day-use park ideal for hiking, jogging, fishing, boating and picnicking, located off Highway 24, one mile from the Lafayette BART station”. It has two loop trails, the Lakeside Nature Trail (paved, 2.7 miles) and the Rim Trail (unpaved, 4.7 miles).
Page read Nov 6 2026
Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail
The East Bay Regional Park District describes it as “a 7.65-mile linear park” that “parallels St. Mary’s Road through Lafayette and Moraga”, and as “One of the first rail-trails in California”. The Historical Society says the abandoned railroad corridor was transformed into the trail.
Pages read Nov 6 2026
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The History Room
The City’s page says the Lafayette Historical Society’s History Room is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center, Golden Gate Way side. The Society says its archive holds “nearly 2,000 photographs”.
Hours as read Nov 6 2026; they can change
Lafayette Plaza
The City’s Parks page lists Lafayette Plaza, “Formerly Elam & Margaret Brown Plaza”, at the corner of Moraga Rd. and Mt. Diablo Blvd. The State’s list of historical resources has an entry for it under the name Plaza Park, registered 3/19/1970. The Historical Society says one wheel from Elam Brown’s old mill was embedded in the plaza’s wall in 1955 as a memorial to the town’s founder.
Pages read Nov 6 2026
Old Betsy
The Historical Society says Old Betsy, a Model T truck frame bought about 1920 and outfitted as a fire truck, served Lafayette in the 1920s and 1930s, and is on display at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.
Page read Nov 6 2026
The Park Theater
The Park Theater opened on August 21, 1941, and Lamorinda Weekly reported in July 2026 that its renovation was in full swing. More in The story of Lafayette, below.
Pages read Nov 6 2026; the Weekly’s article is of July 2026
The first people of the valley
The City’s history page begins with the Saclans, more than 10,000 years ago. More in The story of Lafayette, below.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
A name, twice
The City says the town was named La Fayette in 1857 and took today’s spelling in 1932. More in The story of Lafayette, below.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
The Pony Express
The City’s history page calls the Pony Express stop in town “the most historic event that occurred in Lafayette”. More in The story of Lafayette, below.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
Community
Lafayette Historical Society
The City’s page says the Society has been a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization since 1973. The Society says it opened its doors in the Lafayette Library and Learning Center in November 2009.
Pages read Nov 6 2026
Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation
The Foundation says it is “responsible for funding over 60% of the annual Library budget, including extended Library hours, Library staff, and facility maintenance”.
Page read Nov 6 2026
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Community Foundation of Lafayette
Its page says: “Since 1999, the Community Foundation has distributed hundreds of grants totaling over $1.3 million to organizations in the categories of Human Services, Seniors, Youth Development & Education and Arts & Culture.”
Page read Nov 6 2026
City rules and regulations
Re-roofs and the City’s plan check
The City’s Building Permits page lists “Residential re-roofs under 5,000 sq. ft. (50 roofing squares)” among the work exempt from the Planning Department’s zoning plan check, and says they “do not require a Construction & Demolition Debris Recycling Waste Management Plan.” The City’s handout on work exempt from a building permit says that almost all construction and remodel projects require a building permit, and it does not list re-roofing among the work exempt from one.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
Permit applications are digital
The City’s Building Permits page says the County is “only accepting digital submittals for building permits via their ePermits Center”.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
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Protected trees
The City’s Tree Permit page says a Tree Permit is required to remove or destroy a protected tree, and for removing, destroying or excessively pruning one, on public or private property. On a developed property a protected tree has a trunk diameter of 12 inches or more and is of an indigenous species, such as an oak, bay, buckeye or madrone. A tree of any size or species in a public right-of-way or a private access easement is a protected street tree, and so is one in a commercial zoning district, a downtown tree.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
A tree close to the house
The City says no Tree Permit is required for a tree whose trunk is within five feet of an existing building or attached structure, such as a deck, measured from the closest point of the trunk at standard height (4.5 feet above natural grade) to the closest point of the building.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
A dead or dying tree
To remove a dead or dying tree a Tree Permit is required, along with an arborist report describing the cause of death or decay; the City says “No fee is charged, and no replacement trees are required.”
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
Expedited tree permits
The Tree Permit page lists an expedited permit to maintain defensible space on land covered by flammable material, as described by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, and another to maintain an unobstructed flow of water for flood control safety in a creek or other waterway.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
When you buy or sell Fire district paperwork at a sale
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s Ordinance 2023-07 has a section on the sale of a property: before the close of escrow the seller gives the buyer documentation from the Fire Code Official on compliance with the ordinance’s fuel mitigation requirements. The District’s page on the inspection words it differently: it applies when the parcel “is located in a High Fire Severity Zone (HFSZ) or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFSZ)”, while the ordinance says “any Parcel within the Fire District”. Which one applies to a given home is the District’s to say.
Ordinance passed April 4, 2023; District pages read Nov 6 2026
When you buy or sell No sewer inspection at a sale
Central San says: “Central San does not have a point of sale sewer lateral inspection ordinance. While it is encouraged to have the sewer line inspected prior to selling/buying a house, it is not required.”
Page undated; read Nov 6 2026
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Storms, flood and drainage
Sandbags at two corners
The City’s page says fill-them-yourself, 24/7 sandbag stations are set up during the rainy season for Lafayette residents and property owners at the corner of Mt Diablo Boulevard at Village Center and the corner of Camino Diablo and Loveland. It adds that sandbags can also be obtained from local home improvement or construction material stores for a nominal fee, and that the stations’ materials are “not for construction or landscaping projects”.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
Leaves, the street and the ditches
The City’s winter reminder asks residents to rake up leaves and debris in yards and along their property and dispose of them in the greenwaste container, and says not to blow or rake leaves “into the street, gutters, ditches, tributaries, or creeks – this can contribute to flooding!”
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
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Culverts and ditches on your property
The City’s creek page says property owners are responsible for maintaining the stormwater drainage system on their property, to keep creeks healthy and unpolluted and to prevent flooding and erosion. It asks owners to “Inspect and clean culverts or pipes under your driveway and ditches along your property, especially before the rainy season begins in October and before major storms.”
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
Before you alter a creek
The City’s page says: “Never alter the creek without determining whether a permit is required from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the Army Corps of Engineers, as well as the City of Lafayette.”
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026
Creeks and flood areas
The City says its 13 miles of creeks are bordered by more than 1000 homes and businesses, roughly 12% of properties, and that some areas along the creeks “lie within the FEMA 100 year flood zone”. FEMA’s list shows Lafayette taking part in the National Flood Insurance Program, with its currently effective flood map dated March 21, 2017.
City page undated; read Nov 6 2026; FEMA list refreshed Aug 25, 2026
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Programs, loans and insurance
County-wide Check back County Neighborhood Preservation Program: check back
The County’s page for its Neighborhood Preservation Program says the program provides financial assistance to low-income homeowners for home rehabilitation projects, and that “Due to overwhelming interest in the program, the Neighborhood Preservation Program currently is not taking new applications.” The City’s funding-programs page lists the program too, saying its work “may include re-roofing, plumbing, heating, and electrical repairs, termite and dry rot repair, security, exterior painting, and improving disabled accessibility”.
County page read in Chrome Nov 6 2026
County-wide BayREN EASE Home: weatherization for income-qualified homes
BayREN’s page says “BayREN covers 80% of the cost for essential weatherization upgrades, including insulation and duct sealing. Your portion is capped at 20% of the project cost.” To qualify you live in a single-family home (four or fewer units) built before 2010, are a PG&E customer, and have a household income under or at 120% of area median income. The page names no roof or gutter work, and the City lists BayREN’s program among its funding programs.
Program page read Nov 3 2026; City page read Nov 6 2026
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County-wide County weatherization for income-qualified households
The City lists the County’s weatherization program, which it describes as “a federal and state funded program whose purpose is to assist low and/or fixed income people in making their homes more energy efficient”, and says the improvements may include other minor repairs.
City page read Nov 6 2026
County-wide Check back MCE Home Energy Savings: check back
The City’s funding-programs page lists MCE’s Home Energy Savings Program, which it describes as “at no cost to the customer” for income-eligible households.
City page read Nov 6 2026
Check back PG&E Energy Savings Assistance: check back
PG&E’s page says the program lets you improve the energy efficiency of your home “at no cost to you”, for those who live in a house, mobile home or apartment at least five years old, and that its income guidelines are “Valid through May 31, 2027”. The page names no town and no roof or gutter work; PG&E’s service-area page lists Lafayette.
Page read Nov 5 2026; income guidelines valid through May 31, 2027
County-wide Check back Diablo Firesafe Council cost-share: check back
The Council’s page says it “has temporarily closed the applications for the Partners in Wildfire Prevention fuel reduction grant match”, with an update of May 2025, and that it will reopen the form “when new funding is available”. When open it offered “Up to $3,500 of cost-share funds” per project. The page names Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and does not say whether any part of Lafayette is among its priority areas.
Update May 2025 on the page; read Nov 3 2026
County-wide Fire District Measure X: help for low-income owners
The District’s Measure X page says its Low-Income Exterior Hazard Control Program “Provides up to $1,500 in hazard control or weed abatement work” for eligible low-income property owners. The page calls the initiative countywide, names no town and carries no date.
Page read Nov 5 2026
County-wide Check back Fire District home hardening outreach: check back
The District’s Measure X page says its Home Hardening Outreach Program “will provide education and resources to help homeowners make their homes more resistant to wildfire”, and that it is “Coming soon – check back for details on how to apply.”
Page read Nov 5 2026
County-wide Habitat for Humanity: Contra Costa County home repair
Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley’s page for Contra Costa County, which its city picker opens for Lafayette, describes two programs it offers with Rebuilding Together East Bay Network: home loans for low-income owners of mobile homes, and free home safety modifications for seniors. The page lists roofing among its eligible repairs and says common uses of the loan include reroofing; to qualify you must own and live in a mobile home in the county’s urban area.
Page read Nov 6 2026
County-wide Free creek consultation for owners
The California Urban Streams Partnership offers free advice about creek care, restoration and maintenance to Contra Costa County residents with a creek on their property; its page says the services are “available to you at no charge”.
Page read Nov 2026
Check back Earthquake Brace + Bolt: check back
The California Residential Mitigation Program’s page says a retrofit “is only done on wood-framed, pre-1980 homes with a raised foundation”, with a grant of up to $3,000 and, for income-eligible homeowners, an additional grant of up to $7,000. Registration is open for a limited time each year; the page offers a sign-up to be told when it opens, and no sentence says it is open now. By our own reading of the 2025 ZIP-code list for Northern California, Lafayette is listed with ZIP codes 94549 and 94595.
Program pages and ZIP list read Nov 3 2026
EBMUD water rebates
EBMUD says its rebates “are available to both residential and non-residential customers with potable water service”, among them a Lawn Conversion Rebate (up to $2.00 per sq. ft.), Efficient Irrigation Rebates and a Graywater Rebate (up to $100). EBMUD’s page on the Walnut Creek treatment plant names Lafayette in its East-of-Hills service area.
Rebates page read Nov 2 2026
State-wide Check back California Safe Homes: check back
California Safe Homes, a State roof and Zone 0 grant program, is not open; check back.
State-wide LIHEAP and the Weatherization Assistance Program
The State’s Department of Community Services and Development runs the federal Weatherization Assistance Program and LIHEAP through local providers; its page says to “Use the Find Services in Your Area function to locate the agency in your area, then contact them to apply for assistance.”
Who serves your home in Lafayette
- Fire: The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District; its Fire Prevention Bureau page lists Lafayette among the cities its fire prevention services are provided to.
- Water: East Bay Municipal Utility District; its page on the Walnut Creek water treatment plant names Lafayette in the District’s East-of-Hills service area.
- Sewer: Central San, the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District; its page lists Lafayette among the places its service area includes.
- Garbage: RecycleSmart, the central-county waste authority, which lists the City of Lafayette as a member municipality; it has contracted with Republic Services for the collection of residential and commercial garbage, recycling and organics.
- Electricity: PG&E’s service-area page lists Lafayette in its electric service territory. The June 12, 2019 review by the Local Agency Formation Commission says the City is a member of MCE, the community choice program, and that customers may choose either provider.
- Gas: PG&E’s service-area page lists Lafayette in its gas service territory.
- Schools: The Lafayette School District runs the TK-8 schools: Burton Valley, Happy Valley, Lafayette and Springhill elementary schools and Stanley Middle School. For grades 9-12, Lafayette is within the Acalanes Union High School District’s attendance area.
- Permits: Lafayette contracts with the Contra Costa County Building Inspection Department to perform building permit plan-check and inspection services, the City’s Building Permits page says.
Useful links: Lafayette School District · Acalanes Union High School District · Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (fire hazard maps, weed abatement and the sale inspection) · City of Lafayette: Building Permits · City of Lafayette: Tree Permit · City of Lafayette: Fire Safety · City of Lafayette: Sandbag Stations · City of Lafayette: Creeks and Their Maintenance · City of Lafayette: Government Funding Programs · City of Lafayette: Parks · Lafayette Historical Society · Lafayette Library and Learning Center · Lafayette Reservoir (East Bay Municipal Utility District) · Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail (East Bay Regional Park District) · Park Theater Trust · BART (the Lafayette station) · East Bay Municipal Utility District · Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) · RecycleSmart (Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority) · Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)
The homes of Lafayette
Lafayette’s median home was built in 1960, and about 79 percent of its homes were built in 1979 or earlier. About 74 percent of the homes are one-unit detached homes and about 77 percent of occupied homes are owner-occupied, our own calculations from the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 tables.
The late 1800s
Plain farmhouses, then Victorian ornament
The Historical Society says Lafayette’s first homes were “primarily plain, unpretentious structures built by farmers who were more interested in shelter than in design and appearance”, and that “By the late 1800’s the fancy gewgaws, curlicues and complicated designs of the Victorian period began to replace the simple designs.”
The 1950s
Postwar suburban growth
The Society says “The postwar period brought thousands of newcomers to Lafayette, and with the new residents eventually came cityhood”; the Census Bureau’s 2020-2024 table counts about 3,314 homes built from 1950 to 1959, more than in any other decade.
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The story of Lafayette
History and character
The City’s history page says Lafayette’s history began more than 10,000 years ago, when the Saclans, a Miwok sub-group, settled here in a number of villages.
In 1847, the City says, Elam Brown led a fourteen family wagon train through the Donner Pass.
Brown bought a 3,329 acre Mexican land grant called Rancho Acalanus, the City says, “which is now almost all of present day Lafayette”.
He built the first of his three homes in February 1848, the City says, “making it the first community in central Contra Costa County”.
The Historical Society says that as early as 1850 the dirt path that was to become Mt. Diablo Boulevard was declared a public highway by the Court of Sessions.
In 1853, the Society says, Elam Brown established a grist mill on the creek at Golden Gate Way near First Street, and in the early 1860s the center of the village began to move toward the present Mt. Diablo Boulevard-Moraga Road intersection.
In 1857, the City says, Shreve became postmaster of the town and decided to give it a name; it had been called Acalanus, “a different spelling of the land grant”, and he used his second choice, La Fayette. The City says the spelling was changed to “Lafayette” in 1932.
The Society says that by 1859 a County Agricultural Society had been convened in Lafayette, with the first county fair taking place on October 11 of that year.
The City’s history page says “The most historic event that occurred in Lafayette was in the early 1860’s when the Pony Express rode through town stopping to get a fresh horse at what is now the intersection of Moraga Road and Mt. Diablo Blvd.”
Sacramento Northern trains were, in the Society’s word, “the lifeblood of the community” from 1913 to 1941, when passenger service was eliminated; the last freight trains ran in 1957.
The Society says the old Town Hall has been serving as a social and entertainment hall since it was built in 1914.
A dam at the west end of town to control flooding and provide water was begun in 1927, the Society says, and construction was completed in 1933.
The Society says that after the Caldecott Tunnel opened in 1937, as the Bay Bridge did, Lafayette became a suburban community.
In 1938, the Society says, local voters approved a measure to establish the Acalanes High School District, and the first school, Acalanes, opened in 1940 with 300 students.
The Park Theater opened on August 21, 1941, the Park Theater Trust says, and the Trust raised the $3 million to buy the property for the community, closing escrow in December 2021. Lamorinda Weekly reported in July 2026 that the renovation was in full swing.
The post-World War II building boom is when, the City says, “many houses were built here”; the Society says the boom turned cornfields into housing developments.
In a special election held in 1968, the Society says, voters cast 3,279 votes in favor and 2,692 against the proposal to incorporate; a previous try for cityhood had been defeated in October 1959.
Lafayette, roof and gutters
The City’s creek page says most of Lafayette lies within the Las Trampas Creek Watershed, part of the greater Walnut Creek Watershed, which empties into Suisun Bay.
Yearly rain runs from about 17.7 inches to about 26.1 inches, at the two nearest federal weather stations, Concord’s wastewater plant (17.74 inches) and Berkeley (26.12 inches), by NOAA’s 1991-2020 normals and our own calculation, measured from the City office. At both, November through March brings about 84 percent of the year’s rain, and June through September together bring under half an inch.
The Historical Society lists oak, buckeye, willow and bay laurel among the area’s indigenous trees, and names the Coast Live Oak and the Valley Oak as the two main native oaks. It says the Coast Live Oak “loses many of its leaves in the fall and winter” but “never loses all of its leaves”, and that the Valley Oak has lost all of its leaves in winter. The Society describes the area’s trees in general, not any one street.
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Landmarks and parks
Lafayette Plaza
The City’s Parks page lists it at the corner of Moraga Rd. and Mt. Diablo Blvd.; the State’s list of historical resources has an entry for it under the name Plaza Park.
Park Theater
Opened August 21, 1941; the Park Theater Trust says it closed escrow on the property in December 2021.
Lafayette Library and Learning Center
The Library Foundation says it “sits in the heart of downtown Lafayette”; the Historical Society’s History Room is in the building.
Old Town Hall
Built in 1914, the Historical Society says, as a social and entertainment hall.
Lafayette Reservoir
A day-use park of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, a mile from the Lafayette BART station.
Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail
A 7.65-mile linear park along St. Mary’s Road, on an old railroad corridor.
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Lafayette questions
What Lafayette homeowners ask us
Do I need a permit to replace my roof in Lafayette?
The City puts re-roofs under 5,000 sq. ft. (50 roofing squares) on its list of work exempt from the Planning Department’s zoning plan check, and says such a re-roof does not need a Waste Management Plan. The City’s handout on work exempt from a building permit says that almost all construction and remodel projects require a building permit, and it does not list re-roofing among the work exempt from one. If you wish, we can also pull the permit for you, as most of our customers ask us to.
How do I find out whether my home is on the fire hazard map in Lafayette?
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’s page says: “Residents and property owners are encouraged to review the map and understand their property’s designation.” It links an “LRA Lafayette Map (PDF)” and a New Maps Website, and its handout on the State’s sale rule also names the Natural Hazard Disclosure Report, CAL FIRE’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone viewer and emailing the parcel’s address to the District.
I am selling my home in Lafayette: do I need paperwork from the fire district?
The District’s Ordinance 2023-07 has a section on the sale of a property: before the close of escrow the seller gives the buyer documentation from the Fire Code Official on compliance with the ordinance’s fuel mitigation requirements. Its page on the inspection words it differently: it applies when the parcel “is located in a High Fire Severity Zone (HFSZ) or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFSZ)”, while the ordinance says “any Parcel within the Fire District”. Which one applies to a given home is the District’s to say.
Do I need a sewer inspection when I sell my house in Lafayette?
Central San says it “does not have a point of sale sewer lateral inspection ordinance”, and that while it is encouraged to have the sewer line inspected prior to selling or buying a house, it is not required.
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Lafayette neighbourhoods we serve
Downtown
BART’s station page says Lafayette “features a distinctive downtown”.
Mt. Diablo Boulevard
Lamorinda Weekly places downtown events “along Mt. Diablo Boulevard from Lafayette Plaza to Dewing Ave.”
Burton Valley
The General Plan 2040 committee’s list has a seat for Burton Valley, and Burton Valley Elementary School carries the name.
Happy Valley
The committee’s seat is labelled “Acalanes & Happy Valley”, and Happy Valley Elementary School carries the name.
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