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Project Title: |
Build-Tek Inc. Contractor’s Yard Land Use Permit / Development Plan |
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County File(s): |
CDLP20-02048 |
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Applicant/Owner: |
Stacy Hagerstrand/Build-Tek Inc. (Applicant) / 55 Howe Road Investors LLC (Owner) |
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Zoning/General Plan: |
R-B Retail Business District / CO Commercial |
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Site Address/Location: |
0 Catalpa Street at the southwest corner of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road in the Martinez area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 375-243-005, -006, -007, and -008) |
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California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status: |
Categorical Exemption - Class 1: CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, Existing Facilities |
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Project Planner: |
Grant Farrington, Planner III (925) 655-2868 |
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grant.farrington@dcd.cccounty.us |
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Staff Recommendation: |
Approve (See Section III for Full Recommendation) |
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I. PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit / Development Plan to legalize an existing contractor’s yard for the storage of construction equipment. The applicant proposes minor project improvements, including modifications to the existing security fence and frontage improvements located in the right-of-way at the southwest corner of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator:
A. FIND that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines.
B. APPROVE the Build-Tek Inc. Land Use Permit / Development Plan to legalize the existing contractor’s yard, based on the attached findings and subject to the attached conditions of approval.
C. APPROVE a certificate of compliance for four parcels that comprise that project site.
D. DIRECT staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
III. BACKGROUND
At the June 16, 2025 meeting, the Zoning Administrator opened the public hearing then continued the item to the July 21, 2025 Zoning Administrator meeting as an open public hearing, in order to provide the applicant additional time to address specific concerns regarding the project from an adjacent property owner. Staff has been in contact with the neighbor regarding concerns over the project. Subsequently, the applicant and the neighbor submitted correspondence to staff to address the concerns in advance of the hearing.
There are no revisions to the project plans and the project is subject to the conditions of approval that were attached to the staff report from the June 16, 2025 Zoning Administrator meeting.