CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Contra Costa County Planning Commission  
Wednesday, January 8, 2025  
6:30 PM  
30 Muir Road, Martinez  
CHAIR: Kevin Van Buskirk  
VICE-CHAIR: Bhupen Amin  
COMMISSIONERS: Jeffrey Wright, Donna Allen, Bob Mankin, Ross Hillesheim, Sanjiv Bhandari  
The public may attend this meeting in person at the above location. The public may also attend this  
meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in. Login information and call-in information is provided below.  
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Persons who wish to address the Commission during public comment on matters within the  
Commission’s jurisdiction that are not on the agenda, or who wish to comment with respect to an item  
on the agenda, may comment in person, via Zoom, or via call-in. Those participating in person should  
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All public comments will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Public comments may also be submitted  
before the meeting by email at planninghearing@dcd.cccounty.us, or by voicemail at (925) 655-2860.  
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read or played aloud during the meeting.  
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Any disclosable public records related to an item on a regular meeting agenda and distributed by County  
staff to a majority of the Planning Commissioners less than 96 hours prior to the meeting are available  
for inspection at 30 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553, during normal business hours.  
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provide reasonable accommodations to those persons needing translation services and for persons with  
disabilities who wish to participate in County Planning Commission meetings. Please contact County  
staff at least 48 hours before the meeting at (925) 655-2860.  
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PUBLIC HEARINGS  
CHIEH AND KAYNE BARCLAY (Applicant and Owners) - HEMAN PATEL  
AND ADITI SHASTRI (Appellants), County File #CDDP24-03011: This is an  
appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s decision to approve a Kensington Design  
Review for a new rooftop deck with railing, and a new Juliet balcony. The subject  
property is located at 2 Highland Blvd., in the Kensington area of Contra Costa  
County (Zoning: R-6 Single-Family Residential District, -TOV, Tree Obstruction  
of Views Combining District, and -K, Kensington Combining District)  
(Assessor’s Parcel Number: 572-013-006). DRW  
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PUBLIC COMMENTS  
STAFF REPORT  
COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS  
COMMUNICATIONS  
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION  
WILL BE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2025, AT 6:30 P.M.