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File #: 25-5013    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/2/2025 In control: Contra Costa County Planning Commission
On agenda: 12/10/2025 Final action:
Title: BENOIT MCVEIGH, DK ENGINEERING (Applicant) - GEORGE M. MOORE (Owner), County File CDRZ23-03271, CDMS23-00005. The applicant requests approval of a rezone from an A-2, General Agricultural (A-2) District to R-40 Single-Family Residential (R-40) District, and a vesting tentative map to subdivide the subject 2-acre property into two lots, an approximately 0.95-acre Parcel A and an approximately 1.05-acre Parcel B. The applicant has requested variances to the requirements of the R-40 zoning district standards to allow a 0-foot front setback and an 8-foot side yard for the construction of retaining Wall #1 and to allow a 5-foot front setback for the construction of retaining Wall #3. The applicant also requests an exception to County Title 9 standards requiring the undergrounding of existing utilities along the Green Valley Road frontage. Site improvements include expanding the existing driveway where it connects to Green Valley Road, installing new utilities and infrastructure, and constru...
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1 - Findings and COA CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005, 2. Attachment 2 - Proposed Zoning Map_PreOrdinance RZ233271, 3. Attachment 3 - Maps CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005, 4. Attachment 4 - Agency Comments CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005, 5. Attachment 5 - CEQA Public Comments CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005, 6. Attachment 6 - Initial Study-MND 11-17-25 CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005, 7. Attachment 7 - Applicant Acceptance of Mitigations CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005, 8. Attachment 8 - MMRP_11-17-2025 CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005, 9. Attachment 9 - Project Plans CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005, 10. Attachment 10 - Presentation Slides CDRZ23-03271_CDMS23-00005
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Project Title:
Green Valley Road Single-Family Residential Rezone and Minor Subdivision
County File(s):
CDRZ23-03271 & CDMS23-00005
Applicant:
Benoit McVeigh, dk Engineering
Owner:
George M. Moore
Zoning:
A-2, General Agricultural District
General Plan:
SL, Single-Family Residential - Low Density
(RL, Residential Low Density)
Site Address/Location:
1921 Green Valley Road, Alamo, CA
(Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 194-070-015 and 194-070-018)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), SCH #2025031276
Project Planner:
Syd Sotoodeh, Senior Planner; (925) 655-2877; syd.sotoodeh@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)

I. PROJECT SUMMARY

The applicant requests approval of a rezone from an A-2, General Agricultural District to R-40 Single-Family Residential District, and a vesting tentative map to subdivide the subject 2-acre property into two lots, an approximately 0.95-acre Parcel A and an approximately 1.05-acre Parcel B. The applicant has requested variances to the requirements of the R-40 zoning district standards to allow a 0-foot front setback and an 8-foot side yard for the construction of retaining Wall #1 and to allow a 5-foot front setback for the construction of retaining Wall #3. The applicant also requests an exception to County Title 9 standards requiring the undergrounding of existing utilities along the Green Valley Road frontage. Site improvements include expanding the existing driveway where it connects to Green Valley Road, installing new utilities and infrastructure, and constructing stormwater and drainage infrastructure. The applicant also requests approval of a tree permit for the removal of eight code-protected trees and to allow work within the driplines of four code-protected trees for the demolition of an existing barn, grading including ?330 cubic yards (CYS) of cut and ?540 CYS of fill for a net 210 CYS, construction of retaining walls and other site...

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