CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Contra Costa County Planning Commission  
Wednesday, February 26, 2025  
6:30 PM  
30 Muir Road, Martinez  
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CHAIR: Kevin Van Buskirk  
VICE-CHAIR: Bhupen Amin  
COMMISSIONERS: Jeffrey Wright, Donna Allen, Bob Mankin, Ross Hillesheim, Sanjiv Bhandari  
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meeting remotely via Zoom or call-in. Login information and call-in information is provided below.  
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staff at least 48 hours before the meeting at (925) 655-2860.  
1.  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
2.  
PROPOSED ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO REVISE CHAPTER 82-24 OF  
THE COUNTY ORDINANCE CODE RELATED TO ACCESSORY  
DWELLING UNITS, County File CDZT25-00001: This is a County-initiated  
zoning text amendment to revise the County’s Accessory Dwelling Unit  
Ordinance, Chapter 82-24 of the County Ordinance Code. The proposed revisions  
are necessary to comply with changes to the State accessory dwelling unit law,  
commencing with Section 66310 of the California Government Code. The  
proposed revisions include: updating references to the Government Code due to  
the recodification of the State accessory dwelling unit law; increasing the number  
of allowable accessory dwelling units on lots that include either a single-family or  
multiple-family dwelling; additional exceptions to replacement parking  
requirements; removing non-objective standards from permitting requirements;  
other clarifications in conformance with State law. SM  
2a.  
25-542  
Ordinance No. 2025-XX Accessory Dwelling Units CPC DRAFT  
Attachments:  
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PUBLIC COMMENTS  
STAFF REPORT  
COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS  
COMMUNICATIONS  
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL BE  
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2025.