To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Authorization for grading and trenching for utility improvements on parcel 011-350-010, as it is grant deeded to Contra Costa County.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. FIND that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, 15304 and 15305.
2. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE, under the terms of the attached grant deed of development rights held by the County, Century Communities of California, LLC to conduct site improvements, including grading and trenching for a utility extension, on Assessor's Parcel No. 011-350-010, located at Newport Drive in the Discovery Bay area, in accordance with development plan County File No. CDDP24-03002.
3. DIRECT the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact. The applicant has paid the necessary application deposit and is obligated to pay supplemental fees to recover any and all additional costs associated with the application process.
BACKGROUND:
The proposed grading and trenching activities will be on an open space parcel (Parcel J), adjacent to Newport Drive and across from Slifer Drive, in the Discovery Bay area of the County. Per the Conditions of Approval (COA) of the Discovery Bay West Development Subdivision (CDSD91-07686), the development rights for the open space parcel have been dedicated to Contra Costa County necessitating the Board to authorize improvements on this property.
On January 22, 2024, RMW Architecture & Interiors submitted an application to amend Final Development Plans #CDDP09-03029 (Newport Pointe Subdivision) and #CDDP91-03025 (Discovery Bay West Subdivision) to allow grading and site improvements on Parcel J (APN 011-350-010). The project involves trench...
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