Project Title:
Land Use Permit for a Restaurant with a Drive-Thru at Existing Commercial Building
County File:
CDLP25-02045
Applicant/Owner:
Bruce Lyon, Diamond Engineering Services (Applicant) / Ahmed Ali Kaid Abdullah (Owner)
Zoning/General Plan:
Bay Point Planned Unit District, P-1/ MUC Mixed-Use Community-Specific
Site Address/Location:
3215 Willow Pass Road in the Bay Point area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (Assessor's Parcel Number 093-193-028)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemption - Class 1: CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(a), Existing Facility
Project Planner:
Dulce Reckmeyer-Walton, Project Planner; (925) 655-2854
Dulce.reckmeyer-walton@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit to establish a restaurant, including take-out food with a drive-thru window, within an existing 1,175-square-foot commercial building, previously used as a drive-up convenience market. The project also includes a deviation to the P-1 Bay Point Development Standards for a 5 ft. 4 in. side yard setback (where 10 ft. is required) for a new trash enclosure and to update the existing parking lot. The project also includes the installation of 1,261 square feet of landscaping around the perimeter of the property.
II. RECOMMENDATION
The Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the County Zoning Administrator:
A. FIND that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15301 (a) of the CEQA Guidelines.
B. APPROVE Land Use Permit CDLP25-02045 for a restaurant with a drive-thru at an existing commercial building, 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. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. General Plan: MUC, Mixed-Used Community-Specif...
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