CONTRA COSTA COUNTY - File #: 25-3352

• File #: 25-3352
• Version: 1
• Type: Discussion Item
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/12/2025
• In control: Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator
• On agenda: 8/18/2025
• Title: MICHAEL MCGHEE (Applicant & Owner), County File CDMS23-00003 & CDDP23-03046: The applicant requests approval of a Vesting Tentative Map and Development Plan applications to subdivide an approximately 28,800-square-foot project site into four (4) parcels (“Parcel A”, “Parcel B”, “Parcel C” and “Parcel D”). Parcels A and B will each have an area of 5,175 square feet, while Parcel C and Parcel D will have an area of 8,050 and 10,400 square feet respectively. The project site is considered one legal lot, consisting of seven (7) assessor’s parcel numbers (APN) having a combined total area of 28,800 square feet. The project includes a Development Plan for the construction of a single-family residence on each of the four resultant lots. The subject property is a vacant lot located at 0 Second Street (immediately west of 162 Second Street) in the Rodeo area of unincorporated Contra Costa County. (APN: 357-371-005, -006, -007, -008, -013, -014, -015, Zoning P-1 Planned Unit District) AV

Project Title:


Rodeo Second Street Minor Subdivision and Residential Development Plan
County File:

CDMS23-00003 / CDDP23-03046
Applicant:

Owner:

Michael McGhee

Michael McGhee
Zoning:

General Plan:

P-1, Rodeo Area Planned Unit District

SH, Single-Family Residential - High Density (RM, Residential Medium Density designation as of 11/5/2024)
Site Address/Location:
0 2nd Street (immediately west of 162 Second Street), Rodeo Contra Costa County (APN: 357-371-005, -006, -007, -008, -013, -014, -015)

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Mitigated Negative Declaration, SCH 2025010220


Project Planner:
Adrian Veliz, Senior Planner (925) 655-2879
Adrian.Veliz@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)

I. PROJECT SUMMARY

The applicant is requesting approval of a Tentative Map to subdivide an approximately 28,800-square-foot project site into four (4) parcels ("Parcel A", "Parcel B", "Parcel C" and "Parcel D"). Parcels A and B each have 5,175 square feet in area, while Parcel C and Parcel D have an area of 8,050 and 10,400 square feet respectively. The project site is considered one legal lot, consisting of seven (7) assessor's parcel numbers (APN) having a combined total area of 28,800 square feet. The project includes development plans for the construction of a single-family residence on each of the four resultant lots. The proposed residential development includes a request for front setback deviations for Parcel A & Parcel B (5'/10' setback to house/garage respectively, where 10'/20' are the respective minimum requirements), side yard deviations for Parcel C (5' proposed where 10' is the minimum required) and Parcel D, (10' proposed where 20' is the minimum required, Gross Floor Area deviations for Parcels A, B, & D (exceeding maximum gross floor area allowances for these lots by 323, 136, and 313 square feet respectively), and building height deviations authorizing three-story configurations for h...