CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Committee Meeting Minutes - Final

Contra Costa County Planning Commission

6:30 PM

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

30 Muir Road, Martinez

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CHAIR: Kevin Van Buskirk

VICE-CHAIR: Bhupen Amin

COMMISSIONERS: Jeffrey Wright, Donna Allen, Bob Mankin, Ross Hillesheim, Sanjiv Bhandari

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Donna Allen, Bhupen Amin, Sanjiv Bhandari, Ross Hillesheim,

Bob Mankin, and Kevin Van Buskirk

Present

Jeffrey Wright

Absent

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PUBLIC HEARINGS

PROPOSED ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO REVISE CHAPTER

82-24 OF THE COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE RELATED TO

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, County File CDZT25-00001: This is a

County-initiated zoning text amendment to revise the County’s Accessory

Dwelling Unit Ordinance, Chapter 82-24 of the County Ordinance Code.

The proposed revisions are necessary to comply with changes to the State

accessory dwelling unit law, commencing with Section 66310 of the

California Government Code. The proposed revisions include: updating

references to the Government Code due to the recodification of the State

accessory dwelling unit law; increasing the number of allowable accessory

dwelling units on lots that include either a single-family or multiple-family

dwelling; additional exceptions to replacement parking requirements;

removing non-objective standards from permitting requirements; other

clarifications in conformance with State law. SM

1a.

25-466

This item has been continued until the next meeting of the Contra Costa

County Planning Commission, which will be held on February 26, 2025.

DARYL CHRZAN (Applicant and Owner, County File #CDHT23-00001.

This is a request to nominate two Canary Island date palm trees measuring

approximately 124 inches and 125 inches in circumference, pursuant to the

Heritage Tree Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 816-4). The subject

property is located at 11 Attri Court in the unincorporated Lafayette area of

Contra Costa County. (Zoning: R-10 Single-Family Residential District)

(APN: 166-230-028) NS

1b.

25-467

CONTINUE item for 6 month-timeline to ensure staff have adequate time for fire

department review

Motion:

Allen

Second:

Bhandari

Aye:

Nay:

Allen, Bhandari, Mankin, and Van Buskirk

Amin, and Hillesheim

Absent:

Result:

Wright

Passed

KEVIN WEISS (Applicant) - DUONG ESTUARY COVE LLC (Owner),

1c.

25-468

County File #CDSD23-09669, CDDP23-03040: This is a hearing on an

appeal of County staff’s determination that the subdivision and development

plan application filed under CDSD23-09669 and CDDP23-03040 is

incomplete. The subject property is an approximately 77-acre vacant lot

located north of Sandmound Blvd. in the unincorporated Oakley area of

Contra Costa County (Zoning: P-1, -CE, Planned Unit District, Cannabis

Exclusion Combining District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 032-112-007).

DENY the appeal and determine that the subdivision and development plan

application is incomplete. ADOPT the attached findings in support of the denial.

DIRECT staff to provide appellant with the Planning Commission’s written

determination on the appeal.

Motion:

Second:

Van Buskirk

Bhandari

Aye:

Nay:

Allen, Amin, Bhandari, Mankin, and Van Buskirk

Hillesheim

Absent:

Result:

Wright

Passed

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Christine Donnelly, resident of Bethel Island, spoke on concern for floods for Sandmound project.

STAFF REPORT

NONE

COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS

Commissioner Bhandari suggested increasing the filing fee for appeals.

Commissioner Hillesheim will not be at 2.26.25 meeting and requested Pledge of Allegiance be

added to all future agendas.

COMMUNICATIONS

NONE

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

WILL BE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025, AT 6:30 P.M.

ADJOURNED AT 8:20 P.M.