Legislation Details

File #: 26-4922    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/5/2026 In control: Contra Costa County Planning Commission
On agenda: 11/18/2026 Final action:
Title: JANELLE CRAIG (Appellant/Applicant) – ELEANOR AND KENNETH NOLAN (Owners), County File CDLP26-02010: This is an appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny a Land Use Permit to allow the continued use of a temporary mobile home for caretaker occupancy to care for family members with hardships due to health and age that was established under Land Use Permit CDLP01-02119. No modifications to the mobile home are proposed. The project site is located at 16 Hoffman Lane in the unincorporated Brentwood area of Contra Costa County. (Zoning: A-40 Exclusive Agricultural District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 011-050-012) AS
Attachments: 1. Attachment A Findings for Denial.pdf, 2. Attachment B Letter of Appeal received on August 11, 2026.pdf, 3. Attachment C Maps.pdf, 4. Attachment D Project Plans.pdf, 5. Attachment E Site Photos.pdf, 6. Attachment F Agency Comments.pdf, 7. Attachment G Staff Report for the August 3, 2026 Zoning Administrator Meeting.pdf, 8. Attachment H PowerPoint Presentation.pdf, 9. Attachment H PowerPoint Presentation.pdf
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Project Title:
Continued Family Occupancy of an Existing Mobile Home




County File Number:
#CDLP26-02010




Appellant:
Janelle Craig




Applicant/Owner:
Janelle Craig (Applicant) / Eleanor and Kenneth Nolen (Owners)




Zoning/General Plan:
A-40 Exclusive Agricultural District / AC Agricultural Core


Site Address/Location:
16 Hoffman Lane, Brentwood (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 011-050-012)




California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:

Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(4)




Project Planner:
Allison Seoane, Project Planner (925) 655-2871


Allison.Seoane@dcd.cccounty.us




Staff Recommendation:
Deny (See section II for full recommendation)





PROJECT SUMMARY

This is an appeal of the County Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny a Land Use Permit application for continued use of a temporary mobile home for family occupancy to care for family members with hardships due to health and age that was established in 2001. No modifications to the mobile home are proposed.

RECOMMENDATION

Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the County Planning Commission:

OPEN the public hearing, RECEIVE testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing.

FIND that the project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.

DENY the appeal by Janelle Craig.

UPHOLD the Zoning Administrator’s denial of County File #CDLP26-02010, based on the attached findings.

DIRECT staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.

GENERAL INFORMATION

General Plan: AC Agricultural Core.

Zoning: A-40 Exclusive Agricultural District.

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Compliance: CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(4), Review for Exemption, exemption for projects that will be rejected or disapproved by a public agency.

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