Project Title:
Build-Tek Inc. Contractor's Yard Land Use Permit / Development Plan
County File(s):
CDLP20-02048
Applicant/Owner:
Stacy Hagerstrand/Build-Tek Inc. (Applicant) / 55 Howe Road Investors LLC (Owner)
Zoning/General Plan:
R-B Retail Business District / CO Commercial
Site Address/Location:
0 Catalpa Street at the southwest corner of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road in the Martinez area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 375-243-005, -006, -007, and -008)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemption - Class 1: CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, Existing Facilities
Project Planner:
Grant Farrington, Planner III (925) 655-2868
grant.farrington@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section III for Full Recommendation)
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit / Development Plan to legalize an existing contractor's yard for the storage of construction equipment. The applicant proposes minor project improvements, including modifications to the existing security fence and frontage improvements located in the right-of-way at the southwest corner of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator:
A. FIND that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines.
B. APPROVE the Build-Tek Inc. Land Use Permit / Development Plan to legalize the existing contractor's yard, based on the attached findings and subject to the attached conditions of approval.
C. APPROVE a certificate of compliance for four parcels that comprise that project site.
D. DIRECT staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
III. BACKGROUND
At the June 16, 2025 meeting, the Zoning Administrator opened the public hearing then continued the item to the July 21, 2025 Zoning Administrator meeting ...
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