Project Title:
100 Valley Oaks Drive Variance
County File:
CDVR25-01004
Applicant/Owner:
Kimberley Sowers (Applicant) / Michael and Cheryl Ladouceur (Owner)
Zoning/General Plan:
R-20 Single-Family Residential District / RL Residential Low Density
Site Address/Location:
100 Valley Oaks Drive in the Alamo area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (Assessor's Parcel Number: 197-301-002)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Exempt; CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(4)
Project Planner:
Maria Lara-Lemus, Project Planner, (925) 655-2904
Maria.Lara-Lemus@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Deny (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant requests approval of a Variance Permit to allow an approximately seven-foot three-inch secondary front yard setback (where 20 feet is the minimum required) for an existing unpermitted 300 square-foot accessory structure.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the County Zoning Administrator DENY County File CDVR25-01004 based on staff not being able to make the necessary findings for approval of a Variance, as required by Section 26-2.2006 of the County Code.
III. GENERAL INFORMATION
A. General Plan: RL Residential Low Density.
B. Zoning: R-20 Single-Family Residential District
C. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(4), Review for Exemption, exemption for projects that will be rejected or disapproved by a public agency.
D. Previous Applications:
CDSD69-03780: This subdivision of 17 acres of land into 27 lots was approved by the County Planning Commission on January 26, 1971. Parcel 2 of CDSD69-03780 is the project site. The CDSD69-03780 Final Map established a drainage easement along the northern third of Parcel 2 and a 12.5-foot wide access and utility easement along the southern boundary of the parcel.
IV. SITE/AREA DESCRIPTION
The 26,04...
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