CONTRA COSTA COUNTY - File #: 26-4396

• File #: 26-4396
• Version: 1
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/8/2026
• In control: Contra Costa County Planning Commission
• On agenda: 10/14/2026
• Title: CHRIS PALACIO AND RYAN DEGOOYER (Appellants) - RYAN BOSWORTH & TOMMY TRAN (Applicants and Owners), County File # CDVR22-01062: This is a request for a reconsideration of the County Planning Commission’s decision to deny an appeal and uphold the County Zoning Administrator’s approval of variances and small lot design review for the construction of a new single-family residence, new deck, and new wading pool on the subject property. The request by the appellants is related to the location and size of a portion of the Bull Valley Creek drainage culvert that traverses the subject property. The subject property is located at 98 N. Jackson Way in the unincorporated Alamo area. The project is located at 58 Canyon Lake Drive in the unincorporated Port Costa area. (Zoning: Single-Family Residential, R-6); (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 368-145-024) SS

RECONSIDERATION REQUEST

Project Title:
Variances & Design Review for New Single-Family Residence

County File(s):
CDVR22-01062

Appellants:
Chris Palacio and Ryan DeGooyer

Applicants & Owners
Ryan Bosworth & Tommy Tran

Zoning
General Plan:
R-6 Single-Family Residential District (R-6)
Single-Family Residential-High Density (SH)

Site Address/Location:
58 Canyon Lake Drive, Port Costa (APN: 368-145-024)

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorically Exempt: CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15303(a) and 15303(e), regarding new construction of small structures including one single-family residence in a residential zone and accessory structures

Project Planner:
Syd Sotoodeh, Senior Planner
(925) 655-2877 or syd.sotoodeh@dcd.cccounty.us

Staff Recommendation:
Deny Reconsideration Request

BACKGROUND
A public hearing before the County Planning Commission was held on August 12, 2026, on the appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s May 18, 2026, decision to approve variances to allow: a 3-foot side yard (where 5 feet is required) and an 8-foot side yard aggregate (where 15 feet is required) for the construction of a new, 2-1/2 story, single-family residence with 2,903 square feet of living area, 284 square feet of covered porch and balcony area, and a 427-square-foot garage; a 0-foot side yard (where 3 feet is required) for the construction of a new approximately 400-square-foot deck; and a 9-foot by 16-foot parking space size (where 9 feet by 19 feet is required) for one of two off-street parking spaces in the garage, and a small lot design review for the construction of proposed residential improvements including an 87-square-foot wading pool on a substandard lot. At the hearing, the County Planning Commission denied the appeal and upheld the Zoning Administrator’s decision to approve the variance permit and small lot design review with a modification to Condition of Approval (COA) #9.A. to replace a reference to “Cesar Chavez...