Minutes - Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

Committee Meeting Minutes - Final

Contra Costa County Zoning Administrator

1:30 PM

Monday, August 3, 2026

30 Muir Road, Martinez

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Commenters will generally be limited to three (3) minutes each. Comments submitted by email or

voicemail will be included in the record of the meeting but will not be read or played aloud during the

meeting. The Zoning Administrator may reduce the amount of time allotted per commenter at the

beginning of each item or public comment period depending on the number of commenters and the

business of the day. The Zoning Administrator may alter the order of agenda items at the meeting. Your

patience is appreciated.

The Community Development Division of the Department of Conservation and Development will

provide reasonable accommodations to those persons needing translation services and for persons with

disabilities who wish to participate in Zoning Administrator meetings. Please contact Hiliana Li at least

48 hours before the meeting at (925) 655-2860.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

LAND USE PERMIT: PUBLIC HEARING

AARON HAMILTON/PROMOTION PLUS SIGN COMPANY (Applicant)

- HUMBURG INVESTMENTS LLC (Owner), County File CDLP26-02007.

The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit modification to

2a.

26-3246

Condition of Approval #2 and #4 of County File CDLP18-02016 to allow

replacement signage including an illuminated logo on the existing fueling

canopy, graphics on the double-side fueling pump valances, and refacing

two freestanding pricing signs with LED illuminated text for an existing

“Shell” fueling station. The project site is 3188 Danville Boulevard in the

Alamo area of unincorporated Contra Costa County. (Zoning: R-B Retail

Business and -CE Cannabis Exclusion Combining Districts) (Assessor’s

Parcel Number: 192-081-003) GF

Speakers: None.

ZA Determination - APPROVED with modifications.

Modify Findings to add the three Sign Ordinance Findings (88-6.410 - Findings

required)

Modify COA #1 - Reword to read “Land Use Permit approval is granted”

New COA after COA #1 - Sign Permit approval is granted

Modify COA #2 - “The Land Use Permit and Sign Permit approvals described

above are granted based on:”

Delete Existing COA #5

Delete Existing COA #6

Add COA #5 and #9 from CDLP18-02016.

Modify COA # 8 - Delete the first sentence “No construction is approved with

this permit”

Delete COA #13

Modify Advisory Note A - CDD Staff will revise to standard advisory note

language as there is some redundant language in the submitted version.

Direct CDD Staff Project Planner to renumber the conditions of approval

based on the added and removed COA'S.

JANELLE CRAIG (Applicant) - ELEANOR AND KENNETH NOLEN

(Property Owners), County File CDLP26-02010: Request for approval of a

Land Use Permit renewal for the continued use of a temporary mobile home

for caretaker-occupancy to care for family members with hardships due to

health and age who reside in the main residence. No modifications to the

mobile home are proposed. The project site is located at 16 Hoffman Lane in

the unincorporated Brentwood area of Contra Costa County. (Zoning: A-40

Exclusive Agricultural District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 011-050-012)

2b.

26-3247

Speakers: None.

ZA Determination: DENIED by the Zoning Administrator pursuant to Section

84-68.2002.

Directs CDD Staff Project Planner to assist applicants to identify alternative housing

solutions.

ISABEL CHAVEZ, NETWORK CONNEX ON BEHALF OF VERIZON

(Applicant) - ISLAND MARINA & BOAT SALES LLC (Property Owner),

2c.

26-3248

County File CDLP26-02016: Request for approval of a Land Use Permit

renewal for the continued operation of an existing Verizon wireless

telecommunications facility. No modifications of the wireless facility are

proposed. The project site is located at 5993 Bethel Island Road in the

unincorporated Oakley area of Contra Costa County. (Zoning: F-1 Water

Recreational District) (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 032-330-034,

032-130-022) DV

Speakers: None

ZA Determination: APPROVED with modifications.

Modify Land Use Finding #4 - Delete paragraph pertaining to scenic routes.

Modify COA #1 - Reword “Land Use Permit Approval is granted”

Modify COA #2 - Reword.

Modify Advisory Note B - Add Contra Costa County Public Works and

Reclamation District 799 to the list of agencies.

Directs CDD Staff Project Planner to date stamp all materials in the record.

ISABEL CHAVEZ, NETWORK CONNEX ON BEHALF OF VERIZON

(APPLICANT) - SUMMITT Ranch Properties LLC (Property Owner),

County File CDLP26-02017: Request for approval of a Land Use Permit

renewal for the continued operation of an existing Verizon wireless

telecommunications facility. No modifications of the wireless facility are

proposed. The project site is located at 100 Summit Ranch Road in the

Alamo area of unincorporated Contra Costa County. (Zoning: A-2 General

Agricultural District) (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers: 193-190-031) DV

2d.

26-3249

Speakers: None.

ZA Determination: APPROVED with modifications.

· Modify COA #1 - Reword “Land Use Permit approval is granted”

· Modify COA #2 - Reword

· Modify COA #24 - Replace the word “faux water tank tower” with

“equipment shelter”

· Direct CDD Staff Project Planner to date stamp all materials in the record.

DEVELOPMENT PLAN: PUBLIC HEARING

CINDY STERRY – STERRY ARCHITECTURE (Applicant) - BARRY

TORGAN (Owner), County File #CDDP26-03014: The applicant requests

approval of a Development Plan for a Kensington Design Review to allow

for an approximately 45-square-foot addition to an existing sunroom on the

main level, an approximately 15-square-foot bedroom addition on the upper

level, an approximately 45-square-foot covered patio under the sunroom

addition, and a new approximately 125-square-foot uncovered deck at the

rear of an existing single-family residence. The total gross floor area of the

parcel will be 3,080 square feet which exceeds the 2,600-square-foot gross

floor area threshold for a public hearing. The project is located at 645

3a.

TMP-18935

Coventry Road in the Kensington area of Contra Costa County. (APN:

571-170-007) (Zoning: R-6 Single Family Residential District, -TOV Tree

Obstruction of Views, -K Kensington Combining District) EL

Speakers: None.

ZA Determination: APPROVED with modifications.

Modify COA #1 - Reword “Design Review Approval”

Add a new COA after COA #1 - The Design Review approval described above

is granted based on the following documents.

Modify COA #6 - Add the word “within” after the phrase “Any additional fee

due must be paid prior to issuance of a building permit, or…”

Delete existing COA #7

Direct CDD Staff Project Planner to renumber the conditions of approval

based on the added and removed COA'S.

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

ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2026.