CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

AGENDA

Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator

Monday, June 16, 2025

1:30 PM

30 Muir Road, Martinez

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PUBLIC COMMENTS

DEVELOPMENT PLAN: CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING

MICHAEL WAXMAN (Applicant) / JAMES & ELIZABETH THOMSEN

(Owners), County File CDDP24-03061: The applicant is seeking approval of a

Kensington Design Review development plan to allow a 218 square-foot addition

to the rear of an existing single-family residence. The project results in a gross

floor area (GFA) of 3,746 square feet, where 3,600 square feet is the GFA

threshold necessitating public hearing. The addition is located within the building

envelope of the existing residence, beneath a recently constructed elevated deck,

with no expansion to the established building footprint or increase in building

height. The subject property is located at 60 Arlington Avenue in the Kensington

area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (APN: 572-202-016, Zoning R-6

Single-Family Residential, -TOV Tree Obstruction of Views Combining District,

-K Kensington Combining District) (Continued from 05/19/25) AV

2a.

25-2304

01 Findings and COAs_rev06.02.25

02 Plan Exhibit 06.02.25

Attachments:

03 ZA Staff Report 05.19.25

BRENDAN CONBOY, Renewable Properties LLC (Applicant) and TRT

Properties LLC (Owner), County File CDDP24-03040: The applicant requests

approval of a Development Plan to modify approved Development Plan

CDDP02-03053 to allow the development of a 64-stall electric vehicle charging

station on the western portion of the project site. The project site is located at

2217 Goodrick Avenue in the North Richmond area of unincorporated Contra

Costa County. (Zoning: P-1 Planned Unit District) (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers:

408-090-035, 408-090-042) (Continued from 05/19/2025) MLL

2b.

25-2305

Attachment A Findings and COAs_revised 061625

Attachments:

MINOR SUBDIVISION: PUBLIC HEARING

MICHAEL MCGHEE (Applicant - Owner), County File CDMS23-00003 &

CDDP23-03046: The applicant requests approval of a Vesting Tentative Map and

Development Plan applications to subdivide an approximately 28,800-square-foot

project site into four (4) parcels (“Parcel A”, “Parcel B”, “Parcel C” and “Parcel

D”). Parcels A and B will each have an area of 5,175 square feet, while Parcel C

and Parcel D will have an area of 8,050 and 10,400 square feet respectively. The

project site is considered one legal lot, consisting of seven (7) assessor’s parcel

numbers (APN) having a combined total area of 28,800 square feet. The project

includes a Development Plan for the construction of a single-family residence on

each of the four resultant lots, and a tree permit authorizing the prior removal of

two (2) code protected trees, and dripline encroachment for an additional two (2)

code protected trees. The subject property is a vacant lot located at 0 Second

Street (immediately west of 162 Second Street) in the Rodeo area of

unincorporated Contra Costa County. (APN: 357-371-005, -006, -007, -008, -013,

-014, -015, Zoning P-1 Planned Unit District) AV

3a.

25-2306

01 CDMS23-00003 Findings and COAs

02 maps_plans

Attachments:

03 Agency Comments

04 CDMS23-00003 Draft ISMND_1.6.25

05 CDMS23-00003 Final MND

06 MMRP

LAND USE PERMIT: PUBLIC HEARING

JANICY CANALES ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN TOWER (Applicant) -

CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT (Owner), County File CDLP24-02023:

The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit for the continuing operation

of an existing American Tower wireless telecommunications facility that was

established under Land Use Permit CDLP09-02037. No modifications to the

wireless facility are proposed. The project site is located at 19430 Vasco Road in

the Byron area of unincorporated Contra Costa County. (Zoning: A-4 Agricultural

Preserve District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 003-010-018) DL

4a.

25-2307

Attachment A Findings & COAs

Attachment B Maps

Attachments:

Attachment C As Built Plans

Attachment D Photos

Attachment E Agency Comments

Attachment F Radio Frequency Emission Survey

STACY HAGERSTRAND/BUILD-TEK INC. (Applicant) - 55 HOWE ROAD

INVESTORS LLC (Owner), County File CDLP20-02048: The applicant requests

approval of a Land Use Permit / Development Plan to legalize an existing

contractor’s yard for the storage of construction equipment. The applicant

proposes minor project improvements, including modifications to the existing

security fence and frontage improvements located in the right-of-way at the

southwest corner of Pacheco Boulevard and Howe Road. The project site is

located at 0 Catalpa Street at the southwest corner of Pacheco Boulevard and

Howe Road in the Martinez area of unincorporated Contra Costa County.

(Zoning: R-B Retail Business District) (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 375-243-005,

-006, -007, and -008) GF

4b.

25-2308

Attachment A Findings and COAs

Attachment B Plans

Attachments:

Attachment C Agency Comments

Attachment D Maps

DEVELOPMENT PLAN: PUBLIC HEARING

LEILA GHAZ (Applicant) - MARJAN RUSTA (Owner), County File

CDDP24-03035: The applicant requests approval of a Kensington Design Review

Development Plan for the construction of a new 200 square-foot deck on the

upper floor at the rear of the existing 2,992 square-foot residential building. The

applicant also requests a Variance to allow a 9-foot rear yard setback (where 15

feet is the minimum required) to accommodate the new deck. The project site is

located at 258 Amherst Ave in the Kensington area of unincorporated Contra

Costa County. (Zoning: R-6 Single-Family Residential District, -TOV Tree

Obstruction of Views Combining District, -K Kensington Combining District)

(Assessor’s Parcel Number: 570-060-006) MLL

5a.

25-2309

Attachment A Findings and COAs

Attachment B Maps

Attachments:

Attachment C Project Plans

Attachment D Agency Comments

JASMINE DENNIS, RPM TEAM (Applicant) - TOWN OF DISCOVERY BAY

(Owner), County File CDDP24-03052: The applicant requests approval of a

Development Plan to modify approved Final Development Plan CDDP74-03014

to allow construction of a new 8,315 square-foot administrative building for the

Discovery Bay Community Service Department, 28 new off-street parking spaces,

a new administrative building monument sign, and 10,357 square feet of new

landscaping. The applicant also requests a Tree Permit for the removal of three

code-protected trees, including one 60-inch diameter Acacia and two 14-inch

diameter Mediterranean Fan Palm trees. The project site is 1601 Discovery Bay

Boulevard in the Discovery Bay area of unincorporated Contra Costa County.

(Zoning: P-1 Planned Unit District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 008-200-017) GF

5b.

25-2310

Attachment A Findings and COAs

Attachment B Maps

Attachments:

Attachment C Plans

Attachment D Agency Comments

YOCHAI KIDRON (Applicant and Owner), County File CDDP20-03031: The

applicant requests approval of a Development Plan to convert an existing

two-story, 1,040 square-foot commercial building into a duplex with a proposed

addition of 246 square feet. The applicant also requests a Variance to allow zero

off-street parking spaces (where four spaces are required). The project site is 3449

San Pablo Dam Road in the El Sobrante area of unincorporated Contra Costa

County. (Zoning: R-B, Retail Business District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number:

420-031-030) GF

5c.

25-2311

Attachment A Findings and COAs

Attachment B Project Plans

Attachment C Agency Comments

Attachment D Maps

Attachments:

PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ZONING

ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025.