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File #: 26-1422    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/8/2026 In control: Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 4/20/2026 Final action:
Title: SABINO URRITIA, ELEVATION DESIGN + CONSULTING (Applicant) - GILL MAJOR (Owner), County File# CDDP25-03021: The applicant is seeking approval of a Small Lot Design Review Development plan for a proposed two-story single-family residence and attached garage having an approximate gross floor area of 13,832 square feet on an agricultural-zoned parcel of substandard area. The project includes driveway, and septic tank improvements, as well as +12,000 square-feet of vegetated dispersal areas for managing stormwater roof runoff from the project. The project would be accessible from Camino Tassajara, a public right-of-way abutting the eastern boundary of the project site, via a proposed 20-foot-wide driveway. The project includes a request for an Exception to Division 914 (Collect and Convey) of the County Ordinance to allow on-site stormwater treatment where collection and conveyance to an adequate storm drain system or adequate natural watercourse is required. The project site is located at ...
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Project Title:


Small Lot Design Review Development Plan for a New Single-Family Residence

County File(s):

CDDP25-03021
Applicant

Owner:

Sabino Urrutia, Elevation Design + Consulting

Kulwant & Major Gill
Zoning/General Plan:

A-2 General Agricultural District, / Agricultural Lands (AL)

Site Address/Location:
5980 Camino Tassajara Road, Danville
APN: 206-200-002

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:

The proposed project is exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(a) New Construction - One Single Family Residence.


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

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


I. PROJECT SUMMARY

The applicant is seeking approval of a Small Lot Design Review Development plan for a proposed two-story single-family residence and attached garage having an approximate gross floor area of 13,832 square feet on an agricultural-zoned parcel of substandard area. The project includes driveway, and septic tank improvements, as well as +12,000 square-feet of vegetated dispersal areas for managing stormwater roof runoff from the project. The project would be accessible from Camino Tassajara, a public right-of-way abutting the eastern boundary of the project site, via a proposed 20-foot-wide driveway. The project includes a request for an Exception to Division 914 (Collect and Convey) of the County Ordinance to allow on-site stormwater treatment where collection and conveyance to an adequate storm drain system or adequate natural watercourse is required.

II. RECOMMENDATION

Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator:

A. OPEN the public hearing on the Development Plan for the proposed single-family residence, RECEIVE testimony, and CONTINUE the Development Plan as an open item for a Zoning Administrator decision at a noticed public hearing, to be held on a date to be ...

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