Contra Costa County Municipal Code Art. 84-92.8 Development Plans

A development is not allowed in an HE-C district until a development plan for it has been submitted to and approved by the County.

(Ord. No. 2024-02, § II, 1-16-24)

All development plan applications shall include drawings drawn to scale indicating the following:

(1) Topography.

(2) A boundary survey of the site.

(3) All existing and proposed structures, the height of each structure, and the number of dwelling units in each structure.

(4) Planting and landscape area.

(5) Automobile parking areas.

(6) Vehicular and pedestrian ways with grades, widths, and type of proposed improvements.

(7) Access points providing ingress to and egress from the site.

(8) Existing and proposed utilities.

(9) Recreation facilities, if any.

(10) Surface drainage conditions and outlets.

(11) Building elevations including architectural type.

(12) Quantity of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, or other size multiple-family building units, if any.

(13) Additional information as may be required, including a statement explaining how the proposed plan is consistent with and will further the goals and objectives of the General Plan, including but not limited to its Housing Element.

(Ord. No. 2024-02, § II, 1-16-24)

(a) Except as otherwise provided for in subsection (b), a development plan application will be processed according to this subsection (a).

(1) Review. The planning agency division with authority to hear the matter will review a development plan application at a public hearing. Hearings will be held in accordance with Article 26-2.22, with notice provided pursuant to Section 26-2.2004.

(2) Approval. Before approving a development plan application, the planning agency division must find that the proposed development is consistent with the purpose of this district and that it is compatible with other uses in the vicinity, both inside and outside the district.

(3) Changes. Changes to an approved development plan or its conditions of approval may be approved by the same planning agency division after review, for which the planning agency division may schedule a public hearing.

(4) Conditions. The planning agency division may impose reasonable conditions and limitations in addition to the requirements listed in this chapter, to carry out the purpose of this district.

(5) Appeals. The denial or approval of a development plan or change thereto may be appealed pursuant to Article 26-2.24.

(b) A development plan application for a proposed development that meets all of the following requirements will be approved ministerially without discretionary review or public hearing in accordance with Government Code section 65583.2(h).

(1) The proposed development is an owner-occupied or rental multi-family residential development.

(2) Twenty percent or more of the units in the proposed development will be made affordable to lower income households, as defined in Health and Safety Code section 50079.5.

(3) The proposed development complies with the parcel-specific density listed in Section 84-92.602, and with all development standards in Section 84-92.604.

(Ord. No. 2024-02, § II, 1-16-24)