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File #: 25-3434    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/21/2025 In control: Contra Costa County Planning Commission
On agenda: 8/27/2025 Final action:
Title: BENIOT MCVEIGHT, DK ENGINEERING (Applicant), DOBBINS PROPERTIES, LLC (Owner), County File CDSD23-09646, CDRZ23-03270, GDGP21-00004, CDDP23-03012: The applicant requests approval of the Camino Pablo Single-Family Residential Subdivision Project, which includes approval of the following applications: General Plan Amendment (CDGP21-00004), Rezone CDRZ23-03270, , Subdivision (CDSD23-09646) and Development Plan (CDDP23-03012), to allow development of the southern 7.9 acres of the 23.9-acre project site consisting of a residential subdivision of 13 single-family residences with attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) incorporated into 11 of the residences. The remaining 16 acres would remain as undeveloped land within a deed-restricted scenic easement. The project requires the following entitlements: 1) An 18-lot major subdivision including 13 residential lots (Lots 1- 13) and five open space lots (Lots A-E), 2) A general plan amendment to redesignate 7.9-acres from Agricultural Lands (AL) ...
Attachments: 1. 01 CDSD23-09646 Findings and COA, 2. 02 PreOrdinance_RZ233270, 3. 03 Maps and Plans, 4. 04 Agency comments, 5. 05 CDSD23-09646 IS_Draft_121324, 6. 06 CDSD23-09646 MMRP_12.13.24, 7. 07 CDSD23-09646 Final MND, 8. 08 CDSD23-09646 Final MMRP_08.14.25, 9. 09 CDSD23-09646 CPC Presentation
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Project Title:
Camino Pablo Single-Family Residential Subdivision, Rezone, General Plan Amendment and Development Plan


County File:
CDSD23-09646, CDRZ23-03270, CDGP21-00004, CDDP23-03012


Applicant

Owner(s):
Benoit McVeigh, dk Engineering

Dobbins Properties, LLC


Zoning/General Plan:
A-2, General Agricultural District / AL, Agricultural Lands


Site Address/Location:
0 Camino Pablo (immediately east of Tharp Avenue intersection), in the Moraga area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (APN: 258-290-029)


California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Mitigated Negative Declaration, SCH 2024110934


Project Planner:
Adrian Veliz, Senior Planner (925) 655-2879
adrian.veliz@dcd.cccounty.us

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



I. PROJECT SUMMARY

The applicant requests approval of the Camino Pablo Single-Family Residential Subdivision Project to allow development of the southern 7.9 acres of the 23.9-acre project site consisting of a residential subdivision of 13 single-family residences with attached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) incorporated into 11 of the residences. The ADU elements of the project are subject to ministerial approval of ADU permits under separate applications. The remaining 16 acres would remain as undeveloped land within a deed-restricted scenic easement. The Project is described more fully below in this staff report.
The planning commission will consider and make recommendations to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on the following project components:

* Map amendments to the Land Use Element of the General Plan by way of amending the land use map to designate the project site as Residential Low-Density (RL), and Resource Conservation (RC) designations;
* A rezoning of the Project site to a project-specific Planned Unit (P-1) district;
* A Vesting Tentative Map (VTM) to subdivide the residential development area into 13 single-family residential lots, and five (5) additional parc...

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