CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator  
Monday, August 17, 2026  
1:30 PM  
30 Muir Road, Martinez  
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1.  
2.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
SUBDIVISION: PUBLIC HEARING  
ANDY BYDE (Applicant)  
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COJAM, LLC (Owner), County File  
2a.  
26-3548  
#CDSD24-09696: The applicant requests approval of a vesting tentative map for a  
subdivision which proposes to subdivide the 9.83-acre project site into 19 lots  
ranging in size from approximately 3,597 to 63,670 square feet,  
a
41,748-square-foot private access designated as Parcel A, and a 1,662-square-foot  
right-of-way dedication designated as Parcel B. On each new lot, a 4- to  
5-bedroom single-family residence ranging in size from approximately 1,215 to  
4,595 square feet is expected to be constructed. The residences on Lots 17 through  
19 would be restricted for sale to very low-income households; therefore, the  
project is eligible for a Density Bonus, waivers or reductions in development  
standards, incentives and concessions, and parking reductions pursuant to the  
California Density Bonus Law, Gov. Code Section 65915(f)(2). The project is  
seeking waivers of development standards pertaining to: (a) a waiver to allow four  
off-street parking spaces within the front setback area of the three inclusionary  
units; (b) a waiver for reduced minimum lot size for Lots 1-8 and Lots 10-19; (c) a  
waiver for reduced side yard and aggregate side yard setback for all lots; (d) a  
waiver for reduced front yard setbacks for Lots 17-19; (e) a waiver for a reduced  
rear yard setback for Lot 19; (f) a waiver for a reduced average lot width for Lots  
1-8 and 10-19; (g) a waiver for reduced lot depth for Lots 17-19; (h) a waiver for  
reduced setbacks for retaining walls over 3 feet; and (i) a waiver for a reduction to  
the development standards of the North Gate Specific Plan for Building Height,  
Lot Size, Density, Lot Area, and Setbacks. The project is also seeking concessions  
to: (a) utilize gross acreage to determine the density of the project site; (b) allow  
the affordable units to be smaller in size by more than ten percent when compared  
to the market-rate units; (c) allow the affordable units to be developed on smaller  
lots of more than ten percent when compared to the market-rate units; and (d)  
allow the affordable units to have alternative interior finishes that reduce interior  
construction costs by more than five percent when compared to the market-rate  
units. To accommodate improvements, the project will demolish all existing  
structures and is requesting a tree permit is included for the removal of 34  
code-protected trees and work within the dripline of 13 code-protected trees. The  
project includes grading of approximately 34,700 cubic yards of cut and 34,700  
cubic yards of fill. The project is located at 1125 North Gate Road in the  
unincorporated Walnut Creek area. (Zoning: R-40 Single-Family Residential  
District) (APN: 138-180-002) EL  
Attachment A - CDSD24-09696 Findings and Conditions of  
Approval.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment B - CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 Consistency  
Checklist.pdf  
Attachment C - Draft CBA Agreement.pdf  
Attachment D - Maps.pdf  
Attachment E - Agency Comments.pdf  
Attachment F - Project Description.pdf  
Attachment G - Special Reports.pdf  
Attachment H - Project Plans.pdf  
3.  
MINOR SUBDIVISION: PUBLIC HEARING  
MICHAEL MILANI, MILANI & ASSOCIATES (Applicant) - JEFF AND  
SHEILA LANGON (Property Owners), County File CDMS25-00003: Request for  
approval of a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide a 1.9-acre property into 2 new  
residential parcels (Parcel A: 42,899.4 square-feet and Parcel B: 40,028.3  
square-feet) with two variance requests to allow both parcels to have an average  
lot width of less than the 140-feet minimum required (Parcel A: 85-feet and Parcel  
B: 87-feet) and four exception requests to County’s Subdivisions Ordinance (1.  
Section 96-10.004 – “Underground Utilities” to not be required to ground existing  
utilities, 2. Section 96-14.0002 – “Improvement of County Streets” to not be  
required to install frontage improvements, 3. Section 914-2.002 – “Collect and  
Convey” to be permitted to only maintain the existing drainage pattern, and  
Section 914-12.010 – “Detention Basins - Maintenance” to permit private  
maintenance of onsite detention structures instead of the required public  
maintenance). The project also includes: removal of 21 onsite trees and work  
within the dripline of 22 onsite trees to remain, reconstruction of the existing  
driveway into a private road, demolition of the existing detached garage and two  
shed buildings, and approximately 1,260 cubic yards of grading (160 cubic yards  
of cut and 1,100 cubic yards of fill). The property is located at 2485 Caballo  
Ranchero Drive in the Diablo area of unincorporated Contra Costa County.  
(Zoning: R-40 Single-Family Residential District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number:  
195-352-014) DV  
3a.  
26-3549  
Attachment 1_Findings and Conditions of Approval.pdf  
Attachment 2_Maps.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment 3_Agency Comments.pdf  
Attachment 4_Public Comments.pdf  
Attachment 5_Tentative Parcel Map.pdf  
Attachment 6_Project Plans.pdf  
Attachment 7_Site Photos.pdf  
Attachment 8_Arborist Report 02.19.25.pdf  
Attachment 9_Final MND_Initial Study.pdf  
Attachment 10_Final MMRP.pdf  
4.  
DEVELOPMENT PLAN: PUBLIC HEARING  
GREG VANMECHELEN | VANMECHELEN ARCHITECTS (Applicant) - KEN  
AND JULIE KURTZMAN (Owners), County File CDDP25-03032: The applicant  
is seeking approval of a Kensington Design Review Development plan to allow a  
398 square-foot addition to the existing residence as well as an 88-square-foot  
deck addition. The project results in a gross floor area (GFA) of 3,131 square feet,  
where 2,500 square feet is the GFA threshold necessitating public hearing. The  
project scope also includes a Variance for rear setback of 5-foot 10-inches (where  
15 feet is the minimum). The subject property is located at 210 Amherst Avenue  
in the Kensington area of unincorporated Contra Costa County (APN:  
570-050-004, Zoning R-6 Single-Family Residential, -TOV Tree Obstruction of  
Views Combining District, -K Kensington Combining District) DL  
4a.  
26-3550  
Attachment A - Findings and Conditions of approval.pdf  
Attachment B - Maps.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment C - Agency Comments.pdf  
Attachment D - Project Plans.pdf  
5.  
VARIANCE: PUBLIC HEARING  
JOHN LORI RAMIREZ (Applicants  
&
&
Owners), County File  
5a.  
26-3551  
#CDCV25-00054: The applicant requests a second compliance review pursuant to  
condition of approval #3 for Land Use Permit #CDLP18-02013 for the continued  
operation of an off-road motorcycle recreation park approved by the County  
Planning Commission on March 24, 2021. The project is located at 50 Camino  
Diablo Road in the unincorporated Brentwood area of Contra Costa County.  
(Zoning: A-3 Heavy Agricultural District) (APN: 003-020-048) EL  
Attachment A - CDLP18-02013 Permit.pdf  
Attachment B - Diablo MX Ranch Closure.pdf  
Attachments:  
PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ZONING  
ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026.