CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator  
Monday, August 24, 2026  
1:30 PM  
30 Muir Road, Martinez  
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1.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
2.  
SUBDIVISION: CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING  
ANDY 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 reduced minimum lot size for Lots 1-8 and Lots 10-19; (c) a  
waiver for reduced side yard and aggregate side yard setback for all lots; (d) a  
waiver for reduced front yard setbacks for Lots 17-19; (e) a waiver for a reduced  
rear yard setback for Lot 19; (f) a waiver for a reduced average lot width for Lots  
1-8 and 10-19; (g) a waiver for reduced lot depth for Lots 17-19; (h) a waiver for  
reduced setbacks for retaining walls over 3 feet; and (i) a waiver for a reduction to  
the development standards of the North Gate Specific Plan for Building Height,  
Lot Size, Density, Lot Area, and Setbacks. The project is also seeking concessions  
to: (a) utilize gross acreage to determine the density of the project site; (b) allow  
the affordable units to be smaller in size by more than ten percent when compared  
to the market-rate units; (c) allow the affordable units to be developed on smaller  
lots of more than ten percent when compared to the market-rate units; and (d)  
allow the affordable units to have alternative interior finishes that reduce interior  
construction costs by more than five percent when compared to the market-rate  
units. To accommodate improvements, the project will demolish all existing  
structures and is requesting a tree permit is included for the removal of 34  
code-protected trees and work within the dripline of 13 code-protected trees. The  
project includes grading of approximately 34,700 cubic yards of cut and 34,700  
cubic yards of fill. The project is located at 1125 North Gate Road in the  
unincorporated Walnut Creek area. (Zoning: R-40 Single-Family Residential  
District) (APN: 138-180-002) (Continued from 08.17.2026 WRN) EL  
2a.  
26-3727  
PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ZONING  
ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026.