CONTRA COSTA COUNTY - File #: 26-4449

• File #: 26-4449
• Version: 1
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/12/2026
• In control: Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator
• On agenda: 10/19/2026
• Title: FRANK’S AUTO SERVICE (Applicant) - SARANAP VILLAGE DEVELOPERS, LLC (Owner), County File #CDDP26-03019: The applicant requests approval of a Development Plan Permit to modify Final Development Plan #CDDP13-03035, to allow the remodel of an existing building and change of business to a tire sales, installation, and alignment shop. No change to the building footprint is proposed. The application includes a request for a tree permit to allow for the removal of one code-protected 20-inch diameter oak tree. The project is located at 1326 Boulevard Way in the unincorporated Walnut Creek area of Contra Costa County. (Zoning: P-1 Planned Unit District) (Assessor's Parcel Number: 184-450-025).JL

Project Title:
Frank's Tire Service - Development Plan Modification




County File(s):
CDDP26-03019




Applicant/Owner:
DJ Frank (Applicant)/ Saranap Village Developers, LLC (Owner)




Zoning/General Plan:
P-1 Planned Unit District, Cannabis Exclusion (-CE) Combining District/ Mixed-Use Community-Specific Density (MUC)




Site Address/Location:
1326 Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek, CA 94595, in the Saranap area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (APN: 184-450-025)




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




Project Planner:
Joseph W. Lawlor Jr, AICP, (925) 655-2872


Joseph.Lawlor@dcd.cccounty.us




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



PROJECT SUMMARY

The applicant, DJ Frank (on behalf of Frank's Auto Service & Repair, Inc., DBA Frank's Tire Service), requests approval of a Development Plan Modification (CDDP26-03019) to previously approved Final Development Plan CDDP13-03035 to remodel an existing commercial building and establish a tire sales, installation, and alignment shop, including associated site improvements and new business signage. The application also includes a request for a Tree Permit to allow the removal of one (1) code-protected 21.6-inch diameter Coast Live Oak tree due to poor health and proximity to the existing commercial building.



RECOMMENDATION

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

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

APPROVE the Development Plan Modification (CDDP26-03019) to Final Development Plan CDDP13-03035 to allow the commercial remodel and operation of a tire sales, installation, and alignment facility, and the Tree Permit for the removal of one (1) code-protected Coast Live Oak tree, based...