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File #: 26-706    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 2/18/2026 In control: Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 3/2/2026 Final action:
Title: ISABEL CHAVEZ, NETWORK CONNEX (Applicant) - EAST BAY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT (Owner), County File CDLP25-02038: The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit to renew Land Use Permit CDLP16-02046 for an existing T-Mobile wireless telecommunications facility. No modifications to the facility or conditions of approval are proposed. The project site is located at 4505 Happy Valley Road in the Lafayette area of unincorporated Contra Costa County. (Zoning: A-80 Exclusive Agricultural District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 365-260-001) JL
Attachments: 1. Attachment A Findings and COAs final.pdf, 2. Attachment B Maps.pdf, 3. Attachment C Plans.pdf, 4. Attachment D Agency Comments.pdf
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Project Title:

Land Use Permit to Renew Land Use Permit CDLP16-02046 for an Existing T-Mobile Wireless Telecommunications Facility.


County File(s):
CDLP25-02038


Applicant/Owner:
Isabel Chavez, Network Connex on behalf of T-Mobile West LLC (Applicant) / East Bay Municipal Utility District (Owner)

Zoning/General Plan:
A-80 Exclusive Agricultural District / PS Public and Semi-Public


Site Address/Location:
4505 Happy Valley Road in the Lafayette area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (Assessor's Parcel Number: 365-260-001)


California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemption - Class 1: CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b), Existing Facility


Project Planner:
Joseph Lawlor Jr, AICP, Senior Planner, (925) 655-2872

joseph.lawlor@dcd.cccounty.us


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



I. PROJECT SUMMARY

The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit to renew Land Use Permit CDLP16-02046 for an existing T-Mobile wireless telecommunications facility. No modifications to the facility or conditions of approval are proposed.

II. RECOMMENDATION

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

A. FIND that the project is exempt from CEQA under CEQA exemption 15301(b) of the CEQA Guidelines.

B. APPROVE the Land Use Permit CDLP25-02038 to renew the Land Use Permit for the existing T-Mobile wireless telecommunications facility, based on the attached findings and subject to the attached conditions of approval.

C. DIRECT staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.

III. GENERAL INFORMATION

A. General Plan: PS Public and Semi-Public.

B. Zoning: A-80 Exclusive Agricultural District.

C. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Categorical Exemption - CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301(b), Existing Facility, Class 1 exemption for the operation of existing facilities used to provide public utility services.

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