Deer Hill development gets thumbs up from city

The Deer Hill home development has recently received the green light from Lafayette City Council, despite some protests from affordable housing advocates.

The plan to replace a proposed 315 moderate-income apartment complex with a high-end housing development was not without controversy. The privately owned property, near Highway 23, is a grassy hillside at the intersection of Pleasant Hill and Deer Hill roads and has been the topic of debate for years.

Four years ago, Anna Maria Dettmer (who owns the site) and The O’Brien Land Company brought to council the Terraces of Lafayette apartments project. Repeated delays regarding environmental reviews for the project prompted O’Brien to threaten a lawsuit, at which point the city brought up the idea of using the site for single family homes.

A new proposal, the Homes of Deer Hill, was drawn up to replace the Terraces of Lafayette with a cluster of 44 single-family million-dollar homes. Included in the proposal are several public amenities, which include a toddler playground, an offsite dog park and an all-weather multiuse sports field.

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On September 14, council is scheduled to meet and adopt the various project permits.