2-Lot Residential Subdivision, County File #CDMS25-00003

The applicant seeks approval to divide a 1.9-acre property in Contra Costa County into two residential lots, Parcel A and Parcel B, with sizes of approximately 42,900 and 40,000 square feet respectively. Both parcels request variances to bypass the county’s 120-foot minimum lot width requirement, proposing widths of 85 feet and 87 feet. In addition, four exceptions to the Subdivisions Ordinance are requested: exemption from grounding existing utilities, exemption from installing frontage improvements on county streets, permission to maintain only the existing drainage pattern instead of expanding it, and authorization for private rather than public maintenance of onsite detention basins. The development involves the removal of 21 trees and disturbance to the dripline of 22 remaining trees, reconstruction of the existing driveway into a private road, demolition of a detached garage and two sheds, and approximately 1,260 cubic yards of grading consisting of 160 cubic yards of cut and 1,100 cubic yards of fill. The project is under County File CDMS25-00003 and is being reviewed by Contra Costa County with primary contact information provided for the Senior Planner and the Principal Civil Engineer overseeing the application.