Legislation Details

File #: 26-4877    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 11/6/2026 In control: Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 11/16/2026 Final action:
Title: ISABEL CHAVEZ, NETWORK CONNEX ON BEHALF OF VERTICAL BRIDGE (Applicant) - ROBERT AND ALICE MAESTRETTI (PROPERTY Owners), County File CDLP26-02018: Request for approval of a Land Use Permit renewal for the continued operation of an existing Vertical Bridge wireless telecommunications facility. No modifications to the wireless facility are proposed. The project site is located at 1875 Payne Avenue in the unincorporated Brentwood area of Contra Costa County. (Zoning: A-40 Exclusive Agricultural District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 010-180-023) AS
Attachments: 1. Attachment A Findings and Conditions of Approval.pdf, 2. Attachment B Maps.pdf, 3. Attachment C Project Plans.pdf, 4. Attachment D Site Photos.pdf, 5. Attachment E RF-EME Report.pdf, 6. Attachment F Agency Comments.pdf
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Project Title:
Continued Operation of an Existing Vertical Bridge Wireless Telecommunications Facility




County File:
Land Use Permit #CDLP26-02018




Applicant/Owner:
Isabel Chavez, Network Connex for Vertical Bridge (Applicant) / Robert and Alice Maestretti (Owners)




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




Site Address/Location:
1875 Payne Avenue in the unincorporated Brentwood area of Contra Costa County (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 010-180-023)




California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemption – Class 1: CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b), Existing Facilities




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


Allison.Seoane@dcd.cccounty.us




Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)





PROJECT SUMMARY

The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit application for the continued operation of an existing Vertical Bridge wireless telecommunications facility with the existing carrier Verizon that was established under Land Use Permit CDLP16-02005. No modifications to the wireless facility are proposed.

RECOMMENDATION

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

FIND that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15301(b) of the CEQA Guidelines.

APPROVE Land Use Permit #CDLP26-02018 for the continued operation of the existing Vertical Bridge wireless telecommunications facility, based on the attached findings and subject to the attached conditions of approval.

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: Categorical Exemption – CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301(b), Existing Facilities, Clas...

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