Minutes - Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Committee Meeting Minutes - Final

Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator

1:30 PM

Monday, June 15, 2026

30 Muir Road, Martinez

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ZA: R. Hernandez

Staff: A. Sylva, L. Theis (PW), and D. Walton Molina

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There were no public comments.

2. NOTICE OF FINE APPEAL: CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC COMMENTS

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

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Speakers: Marissa Wittrien, Oakley.

DENIED the appeal and upheld the fine.

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

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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

Speakers: None.

CLOSED the public hearing

APPROVED the project as recommended by Staff with the following modifications:

COA # 18 - Revised COA #18 to read: “The facility, including fencing, shall

be screened or camouflaged to minimize visual impacts to neighboring

properties and visual impacts as viewed from Camino Tassajara.”

COA #19 - removed “fencing shall be limited” and start with “The 6

-foot-tall chain-link fence…” and after the word “generator” added “shall

be maintained and kept in good condition for the life of the site. Any

changes to the fencing, walls or screening shall be submitted to the DCD for

review and approval.”

Added COA #21 - Weed Abatement - “Weed abatement shall occur, at a

minimum, semi-annually to keep an approximately 30-foot buffer from the

edge of the facility to avoid the risk of wildfire.”

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

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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

Speakers: Kelly Tatum, El Dorado Hills; Cliff Martin, Martinez.

Opened public hearing - members of the audience spoke in opposition of

the project due to access and maintenance concerns as well as parking

requirements.

Discussion on the recorded map for Public Works representative - Based

on the recorded map, the streets that were shown on paper maps were not

accepted by the County, which results in discrepancies on how property

line and access easements are interpreted.

CONTINUED to the July 6, 2026 ZA Meeting as an open public hearing.

DIRECTED applicant to work with Project Planner and Public Works on preparing

a potential roadway maintenance agreement.

HASSAN BAGHERZADEHAZAR (Applicant & Owner), County File

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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

Speakers: Parviz Bagherzadeh-Azar, Albany.

Members of the audience included property owner and representative as well as

neighbors spoke in support of the project. The requestor was not in attendance.

CLOSED public hearing.

APPROVED as recommended by Staff.

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

ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026.