CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator  
Monday, June 15, 2026  
1:30 PM  
30 Muir Road, Martinez  
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1.  
2.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
NOTICE OF FINE APPEAL: CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING  
MICHAEL G. WITTRIEN (Owner) This is an appeal hearing for a Notice of Fine  
that was issued for Code Enforcement Case CECF25-00179. This case is for  
violation(s) of occupied travel trailers and storage of shipping containers on a  
vacant property. The address is 0 Sandmound Blvd., Oakley. Zoning (A-2) Parcel  
Number (032-340-004)(Continued from March 16, 2026) RK  
2a.  
26-2555  
26-2556  
3.  
LAND USE PERMIT: PUBLIC HEARING  
JOHN MERRITT, ATC SEQUOIA LLC (Applicant) – ROGER AND JANET  
WAGNER (Owners), County File CDLP26-02005: The applicant requests  
approval of a Land Use Permit to renew Land Use Permit CDLP16-02021 for an  
existing American Tower wireless telecommunications facility. The request  
includes a modification to COAs #18 and #19 of CDLP16-02021 to modify the  
screening requirements at the site. No other modification to the facility or  
conditions of approval are proposed. The project site is located at 1505 Finley  
Road in the San Ramon area of unincorporated Contra Costa County. (Zoning:  
A-2 General Agricultural District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 220-100-024).JL  
3a.  
Attachment A -Findings and Conditiions.pdf  
Attachment B - CDLP26-02005 Photos.pdf  
Attachment C - Maps.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment D - Plans CDLP26-02005.pdf  
Attachment E - Special Reports.pdf  
4.  
DEVELOPMENT PLAN: PUBLIC HEARING  
CLIF SCHOFIELD (Applicant/Owner), County File CDDP21-03007: The  
applicant is seeking a Development Plan approval to allow the construction of a  
four-unit multi-family residential development on a vacant parcel. The proposal  
includes two separate two-story apartment buildings (Building A & Building B),  
Buildings A & B each consist of two identical 3-bedroom apartment units,  
combining for a total of four units. Each building includes 2,600 square feet of  
living space and an attached two-car garage that provides one covered parking  
space for each unit within the respective buildings. The project includes requests  
for building setback variances for both buildings. Proposed setback variances for  
Building A include a 15’ front setback (Almond Street) where 25’ is the minimum  
required, 4’ 9 3/4” secondary front setback (Howe Road) where 25’ is the  
minimum required, and 9’ 1 7/8” southern side yard where 20 feet is the minimum  
required. Proposed setback variances for Building B include an 8’ 11  
1/2“(southern) side yard, a 9’ 1 3/8” (western) rear yard and a 3’ (northern) side  
yard, where 20 feet are the minima required. The project also includes variances  
to ordinance code section 84-26.608 for lot coverage (37% proposed where 35%  
is the maximum permissible), section 84-26.602 for minimum parcel area (9,600  
s.f. existing where 10,000 s.f. is the minimum required for multi-family  
residential development),and section 84-26.1402 for landscaping open space areas  
within the development (no landscaping proposed where 25% open area is  
required). The project also proposes off street parking variances to forego the  
provision of one guest parking space and to allow each of the parking spaces  
provided to encroach within the side yard and setback areas applicable to the  
principal structure. Lastly, the project includes a tree permit for the prior removal  
of three code protected trees from the subject property. The subject property is  
addressed 0 Almond Street and is located on the southern frontage at the eastern  
terminus of Almond Street, immediately west of the Howe Road right-of-way in  
the unincorporated Martinez area of Contra Costa County. (Zoning: M-29 Multi  
Family Residential District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 375-257-003).AV  
4a.  
26-2557  
01 Findings_COA.pdf  
Attachments:  
02 CDDP21-03007 MAPS_Plans.pdf  
03 Agency Comments.pdf  
HASSAN BAGHERZADEHAZAR (Applicant & Owner), County File  
CDDP26-03002: The applicant requests approval of a Development Plan permit  
to allow for a new 288-square-foot detached garage on a substandard lot. The  
subject property is 6418 Claremont Avenue in the unincorporated Richmond area  
of Contra Costa County. (APN: 521-170-011, Zoning: R-6 Single Family  
Residential District).CP  
4b.  
26-2558  
01 Findings_COAs.pdf  
02 Public Comments.pdf  
03 Maps.pdf  
Attachments:  
04 Agency Comments.pdf  
05 Project Plans.pdf  
PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ZONING  
ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026.