CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  
AGENDA  
Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator  
Monday, July 6, 2026  
1:30 PM  
30 Muir Road, Martinez  
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1.  
2.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS  
DEVELOPMENT PLAN: CONTINUED 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)  
(Continued from June 15, 2026 RLH) AV  
2a.  
26-2882  
01 Findings_COA.pdf  
02 Plans.pdf  
Attachments:  
03 ZA Staff Report 06.05.26.pdf  
3.  
TREE PERMIT: CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING  
LISA SHARPE, WALL TO WALL OF CALIFORNIA (Applicant) - SHARON  
LOUIE (Owner), County File CDTP25-00067: The applicant requests approval of  
a Tree Permit and Small Lot Design Review to remove one code-protected 9-inch  
diameter honey locust tree and work within the drip line of one code-protected  
22-inch diameter honey locust tree for the construction of a new 3,046 square-foot  
two-story single-family residence on a lot of substandard size and substandard  
average width, following demolition of the existing single-family residence and  
accessory dwelling unit on the lot. This project is continued from the May 18,  
2026 Zoning Administrator meeting. The project site is located at 1365 Milton  
Avenue, in the Walnut Creek area of unincorporated Contra Costa County.  
(Zoning: R-20 Single-Family Residential District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number:  
183-132-006) GF  
3a.  
26-2883  
Attachment A 1365 Milton Ave. Planning Response.pdf  
Attachments:  
4.  
LAND USE PERMIT: PUBLIC HEARING  
BRUCE LYON, DIAMOND ENGINEERING SERVICES (Applicant) - AHMED  
ALI KAID ABDULLAH (Owner), County File CDLP25-02045: The applicant  
requests approval of a Land Use Permit to establish a restaurant, including  
take-out food with a drive-thru window, within an existing 1,175-square-foot  
commercial building, previously used for a drive-up convenience market. The  
project also includes a deviation to the P-1 Bay Point Development Standards for  
a 5 ft. 4 in. side yard setback (where 10 ft. is required) for a new trash enclosure  
and update the existing parking lot. The project site is located at 3215 Willow  
Pass Road in the Bay Point area of Contra Costa County. (Zoning: P-1 Planned  
Unit District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 093-193-028) DRW  
4a.  
26-2884  
Attachment A_Findings & COAs.pdf  
Attachment B_Maps.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment C_Agency Comments.pdf  
Attachment D_Plans.pdf  
JOHN MERRITT, ATC SEQUOIA LLC ON BEHALF OF AMERICAN  
TOWER (Applicant) - KENNETH E & JEAN M KEELER, TRUSTEES  
(Owners), County File CDLP26-02004: The applicant requests approval of a Land  
Use Permit to allow for the continuing operation of an existing American Tower  
wireless telecommunications facility previously approved under Land Use Permit  
CDLP14-02058 and currently in use by Verizon with no proposed equipment  
modifications. The project is located at 5480 Sellers Avenue in the unincorporated  
area of Oakley in Contra Costa County. (Zoning: A-3 Heavy Agricultural District)  
(APN: 020-050-006) CP  
4b.  
26-2885  
Attachment 1 - Findings and COAs CDLP26-02004.pdf  
Attachment 2 - Maps CDLP26-02004.pdf  
Attachments:  
Attachment 3 - Agency Comments CDLP26-02004.pdf  
Attachment 4 - Site Photos CDLP26-02004.pdf  
Attachment 5 - Plans CDLP26-02004.pdf  
PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ZONING  
ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026.