STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #_____
Project Title:
2770 Willow Pass Road Vehicle Storage Facility Expansion Development Plan
County File(s):
CDDP18-03005
Appellant:
Ellen Bulla, Sycamore Court Home Association
Applicant/Owner:
Rod Schlenker, Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (Applicant) / NGL SF Bay Storage & Transfer, LLC (Owner)
Zoning/General Plan:
Bay Point P-1 Planned Unit District / HI Heavy Industry, SL Single-Family Residential - Low Density (General Plan 2005-2020)
Site Address/Location:
2770 Willow Pass Road in the Bay Point area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (Assessor's Parcel Number: 098-240-031)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Mitigated Negative Declaration, SCH 2021100408
Project Planner:
Grant Farrington, Planner III (925) 655-2868
grant.farrington@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
I. PROJECT SUMMARY
This is an appeal of the Zoning Administrator's decision to approve of a development plan for the expansion of an existing Insurance Auto Auctions storage facility onto an adjacent vacant 10.35-acre property. The proposed expansion would allow the storage of an additional 1,136 vehicles bringing the total number of vehicles permitted to be stored at the facility to approximately 4,436 vehicles. The development plan approval includes approval of a deviation to the Bay Point P-1 Development Standards for 7.5% of the subject lot to be landscaped (where 10% of the site is required to be landscaped), approval of a tree permit for the removal of 41 code-protected trees ranging in size from 7" to 60" in diameter, and the granting of an exception to the collect and convey requirements of Division 914 of the County Code.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Department of Conservation and Development, Community Development Division (CDD) staff recommends that the County Planning Commission:
A. DENY the appeal.
B. ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration / Initial Study (MND), SCH 2...
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