Project Title
A Land Use Permit to Recognize Existing Business "Candy's Landscape", a Side Yard Variance for 4 Buildings to the Landscaping Business, and a Variance to Merge the Subject Property with the Neighboring Lot
County File:
CDLP23-02053
Applicant/Owner:
Jason Toste (Applicant) / Candelario Barragan (Property Owner)
Zoning/General Plan:
A-40, Exclusive Agricultural District / AC, Agricultural Core
Site Address/Location:
14101 and 14121 Byron Hwy in the Byron area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (APNs: 002-010-034 and 002-010-004)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemptions: Class 3: CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(e) - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, and Class 5: CEQA Guidelines Section 15305(a) - Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations
Project Planner:
Dominique Vogelpohl, Project Planner (925) 655-2880
Dominique.Vogelpohl@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
Request for approval of a Land Use Permit to recognize existing landscaping business "Candy's Landscape" that has been in operation since 2007, and a Variance to allow a 26-foot side yard (where 50-feet is the minimum required) for the existing locations of the four buildings being used for this business. This application also includes a request for approval of a Variance to allow a lot merger with the subject property and neighboring property located at 14121 Byron Hwy that results in an approximately 15-acre parcel (where 40 acres is the minimum lot size required).
II. RECOMMENDATIONS
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator:
A. APPROVE Land Use Permit CDLP23-02053 for "Candy's Landscape", including the Variance to the side yard for the business's four existing buildings, and the Variance to lot area for the lot merger, subject to the attached findings and conditions of ...
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