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Meeting Name: Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator Agenda status: Published
Meeting date/time: 8/17/2026 1:30 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: 30 Muir Road, Martinez
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26-3548 12a. Discussion ItemANDY BYDE (Applicant) - COJAM, LLC (Owner), County File #CDSD24-09696: The applicant requests approval of a vesting tentative map for a subdivision which proposes to subdivide the 9.83-acre project site into 19 lots ranging in size from approximately 3,597 to 63,670 square feet, a 41,748-square-foot private access designated as Parcel A, and a 1,662-square-foot right-of-way dedication designated as Parcel B. On each new lot, a 4- to 5-bedroom single-family residence ranging in size from approximately 1,215 to 4,595 square feet is expected to be constructed. The residences on Lots 17 through 19 would be restricted for sale to very low-income households; therefore, the project is eligible for a Density Bonus, waivers or reductions in development standards, incentives and concessions, and parking reductions pursuant to the California Density Bonus Law, Gov. Code Section 65915(f)(2). The project is seeking waivers of development standards pertaining to: (a) a waiver to allow four off-street parking spaces within the front setback area of the three inclusionary units; (b) a waiver for red    Not available Not available
26-3549 13a. Discussion ItemMICHAEL MILANI, MILANI & ASSOCIATES (Applicant) - JEFF AND SHEILA LANGON (Property Owners), County File CDMS25-00003: Request for approval of a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide a 1.9-acre property into 2 new residential parcels (Parcel A: 42,899.4 square-feet and Parcel B: 40,028.3 square-feet) with two variance requests to allow both parcels to have an average lot width of less than the 140-feet minimum required (Parcel A: 85-feet and Parcel B: 87-feet) and four exception requests to County’s Subdivisions Ordinance (1. Section 96-10.004 – “Underground Utilities” to not be required to ground existing utilities, 2. Section 96-14.0002 – “Improvement of County Streets” to not be required to install frontage improvements, 3. Section 914-2.002 – “Collect and Convey” to be permitted to only maintain the existing drainage pattern, and Section 914-12.010 – “Detention Basins - Maintenance” to permit private maintenance of onsite detention structures instead of the required public maintenance). The project also includes: removal of 21 onsite trees and work within the dripline of 22 onsite tre    Not available Not available
26-3550 14a. Discussion ItemGREG VANMECHELEN | VANMECHELEN ARCHITECTS (Applicant) - KEN AND JULIE KURTZMAN (Owners), County File CDDP25-03032: The applicant is seeking approval of a Kensington Design Review Development plan to allow a 398 square-foot addition to the existing residence as well as an 88-square-foot deck addition. The project results in a gross floor area (GFA) of 3,131 square feet, where 2,500 square feet is the GFA threshold necessitating public hearing. The project scope also includes a Variance for rear setback of 5-foot 10-inches (where 15 feet is the minimum). The subject property is located at 210 Amherst Avenue in the Kensington area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (APN: 570-050-004, Zoning R-6 Single-Family Residential, -TOV Tree Obstruction of Views Combining District, -K Kensington Combining District) DL    Not available Not available
26-3551 15a. Discussion ItemJOHN & LORI RAMIREZ (Applicants & Owners), County File #CDCV25-00054: The applicant requests a second compliance review pursuant to condition of approval #3 for Land Use Permit #CDLP18-02013 for the continued operation of an off-road motorcycle recreation park approved by the County Planning Commission on March 24, 2021. The project is located at 50 Camino Diablo Road in the unincorporated Brentwood area of Contra Costa County. (Zoning: A-3 Heavy Agricultural District) (APN: 003-020-048) EL    Not available Not available