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Project Title: |
Land Use Permit to Modify Land Use Permit CDLP22-02072 |
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County File: |
CDLP25-02020 |
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Applicant/Owner: |
Lynda McClung, Network Connex on behalf of Crown Castle/T-Mobile West LLC (Applicant) / HJSCMB-DONOVAN LLC (Owner) |
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Zoning/General Plan: |
A-4 Agricultural Preserve District / Agricultural Lands (AL) |
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Site Address/Location: |
Kirker Pass Road near Hess Road in the Concord area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 094-130-017) |
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California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status: |
Exempt under the General Rule of Applicability, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) |
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Project Planner: |
Nai Saephan, Planner I, (925) 655-2874, nai.saephan@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 to remove Condition of Approval number 10 of Land Use Permit CDLP22-02072 for an existing T-Mobile wireless telecommunications facility. No modifications of the wireless facility are proposed.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the County Zoning Administrator:
A. FIND that the project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, General Rule of Applicability.
B. APPROVE the Land Use Permit CDLP25-02020 for modification of the conditions of approval of Land Use Permit CDLP22-02072 to remove condition number 10, based on the attached findings and subject to the attached conditions of approval.
C. DIRECT staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
III. BACKGROUND
At the February 18, 2026 meeting, the Zoning Administrator opened the public hearing then continued the item to the March 2, 2026 Zoning Administrator meeting as an open public hearing. No public comments were received on February 18 but the Zoning Administrator raised a concern about the intent of the property owner’s use of the Sprint wireless telecommunications facility that is the subject of Condition of Approval number 10 of Land Use Permit CDLP22-02072. The Zoning Administrator also questioned the existence and validity of the removal bond issued for the Sprint facility and asked staff to find out if the removal bond that was issued for the Sprint facility is still valid and held by the County. Subsequently, the Department of Conservation and Development’s Finance Division determined that the removal bond in the amount of $47,418.00 and effective as of February 17, 2012, is still being held by the County and that there is no information indicating that the bond has been cancelled.