Project Title:
Withers Avenue 3-Lot Residential Subdivision
County File:
#CDMS22-00011
Applicant/Owner:
Pallav Chatterjee / Jeanette Sorensen Trust
Zoning/General Plan:
R-20, Single-Family Residential District / SL, Single-Family Residential - Low Density
Site Address/Location:
2.56-acre property located approximately 200-feet from the corner of Withers Avenue and Pleasant Hill Road in the unincorporated Lafayette area of Contra Costa County (APN: 166-160-034)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Mitigated Negative Declaration, SCH 2026060678
Project Planner:
Dominique Vogelpohl, Senior Planner (925) 655-2880
Dominique.Vogelpohl@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
PROJECT SUMMARY
A request for approval of a Vesting Tentative Map to subdivide a 2.56-acre site into 3 new residential parcels to be accessed by a new private road from Withers Avenue, a Tree Permit to remove 20 trees and work within the dripline of 24 other trees, and 4 exception requests (1. Chapter 96-10 – requirement to underground utilities, 2. Division 914 - to construct the access road within the creek structure setback, 3. Division 914 - to construct the bio retention basin within the creek structure setback, and 4. Chapter 92-6 - requirement to construct frontage improvements). The project also includes 1,200 cubic yards of grading (600 cubic yards of cut and 600 cubic yards of fill).
RECOMMENDATION
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator:
FIND that the mitigated negative declaration prepared for County File #CDMS22-00011 adequately analyzes the project’s environmental impacts, that there is no substantial evidence that project will have a significant effect on the environment, and that the June 12, 2026, Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for this project reflects the County’s judgemen...
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