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Project Title: |
FSRE Industrial Concord Project |
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County File: |
DP21-3022 |
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Applicant/Owner: |
FSRE Industrial Concord Company, LLC./Contra Costa County |
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General Plan/Zoning: |
Public and Semi-Public/Unrestricted |
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Site Address/Location: |
Approximately 16 acres of undeveloped land (Assessor's Parcel Number 125-010-023) on Buchanan Field Airport’s western edge, between Marsh Drive and Sally Ride Drive. |
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California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status: |
Section 15087: Public Review of Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) |
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Project Planner: |
Jamar Stamps, AICP, Principal Planner, (925) 655-2917 |
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Staff Recommendation(s): |
OPEN the public hearing and ACCEPT public comments on the adequacy of the DEIR. |
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting approval of a Development Plan (proposed project) to allow the following:
• Construction of a single-story concrete tilt-up logistics warehouse totaling 223,145 square feet, which would include approximately 213,962 square feet of warehouse space and approximately 9,183 square feet of ancillary office space;
• Development of approximately 3.11 acres of on-site stormwater treatment areas;
• Construction of 223 auto parking stalls, including seven American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant stalls; 38 trailer parking stalls; 24 bicycle parking spaces (12 short-term and 12 long-term); 38 trailer stalls; and 36 truck docks;
• Construction of off-site improvements, such as roadway improvements, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, landscaping, utility connections, traffic calming improvements, driveway connections to both Marsh Drive and Sally Ride Drive, a new signalized intersection at Marsh Drive/Sally Ride Drive (north), and lane separation and other improvements related to a proposed separated bike facility on Marsh Drive;
• Removal of one tree;
• Development of landscaping, security lighting, and fencing; and
• As part of the General Plan Amendment, reclassification of Sally Ride Drive from a future Arterial to a Collector.
ANTICIPATED IMPACTS
This DEIR has been prepared pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(d) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines. The DEIR describes the proposed project; analyzes and identifies the environmental impacts that may result from the proposed project; identifies measures to mitigate adverse environmental impacts; and evaluates alternatives to the proposed project.
The DEIR identified potentially significant impacts related to Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources, Energy, Geology and Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use Planning, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, Utilities and Wildfire. However, DEIR Table ES-1 summarizes the impacts, mitigation measures, and resulting level of significance after mitigation for the relevant environmental issue areas evaluated for the proposed project.
II. HEARING TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS
The purpose of this hearing is to provide additional opportunities for the public to submit written or verbal comments on the adequacy of the DEIR. A 45-day public review and comment period for the DEIR began on Friday, September 5, 2025. Written comments not submitted during this meeting must be submitted to the following address by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2025:
Contra Costa County
Department of Conservation and Development
30 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553
Attn: Jamar Stamps
Written comments may also be submitted via email to jamar.stamps@dcd.cccounty.us <mailto:jamar.stamps@dcd.cccounty.us> or Transportation@dcd.cccounty.us <mailto:Transportation@dcd.cccounty.us>.
III. RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator OPEN the public hearing and ACCEPT comments on the adequacy of the DEIR.