JASMIT RANGR, RANGR STUDIO (Applicant) -
4a.
GRIDLEY (Owner), County File CDDP23-03009: The applicant requests
approval of a Kensington Design Review Development Plan for the construction
of a new single-family residence and detached garage that has a gross floor area of
3,293 square feet (where 3,000 is the maximum gross floor area permitted) on a
vacant lot. The project includes a Variance for a 5-foot front yard setback (where
20 feet is the minimum required) for a 499-square-foot detached garage and a
1-foot front yard setback (where 20 feet is the minimum required) for a retaining
wall that exceeds 3 feet in height. The project also includes a Tree Permit for the
prior removal of a code-protected Coast Live Oak tree. This project is continued
from the May 5, 2025 Zoning Administrator meeting. The project site is 0
Willamette Avenue between Highland Boulevard and Purdue Avenue in the
Kensington area of unincorporated Contra Costa County. (Zoning: R-6
Single-Family Residential District, -TOV Tree Obstruction of Views Combining
District, -K Kensington Combining District) (Assessor’s Parcel Number:
570-161-009) GF
Attachments:
JONATHAN JAMES – WILLIAM WOOD ARCHITECTS (Applicant) -
STEPHANIE MILES - NORTOM CORPORATION (Owner), County File
#CDDP24-03044: The applicant requests approval of a Development Plan,
4b.
pursuant to COA #11(B) of CDDP01-03061, to construct
a
new
4,621-square-foot, two-story, single-family residence with associated retaining
walls up to 4’ on a vacant lot. The proposal involves approximately 733 cubic
yards of fill and 1 cubic yard of cut and requires a Tree Permit for work within the
dripline of a 54-inch diameter Coast Live Oak. Additionally, the applicant
requests a minor modification to COA #12(G)(14) of County File
#CDDP01-03061 to allow for retaining wall construction beneath the tree's
dripline, drainage improvements, and grading. The project site is addressed as 438
Legacy Drive in the Alamo area of the County. (Zoning: P-1 Planned Unit
District) (APN: 193-010-030) EL
Attachments:
PLEASE NOTE: THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026.