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File #: PC26-004    Version: 1 Name:
Type: PC RESOLUTION Status: Consent Calendar
File created: 1/20/2026 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 1/27/2026 Final action:
Title: CONSIDERATION OF A MINOR DESIGN REVIEW, MINOR ADJUSTMENTS, AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A TWO-STORY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH REDUCED FRONT AND REAR SETBACKS ON A SUBSTANDARD 2,925-SQUARE FOOT LOT LOCATED AT 1825 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, SAN PABLO, APN: 410-152-035 CEQA: This project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15303, New Construction, Class 3(a), one single-family residence. Class 3(a) consists of construction and location of a limited number of new, small facilities or structures. Examples of this exemption include one single-family residence, or a second dwelling unit in a residential zone. In urbanized areas, up to three single-family residences may be constructed or converted under this exemption. The project will involve the construction of a new single-family residence in a residential location. None of the exceptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 which would preclude the use of this exemption are app...
Attachments: 1. A. Resolution PC26-01 New SFR 1825 California Avenue, 2. B. Project Application, 3. C. Illustration of proposed lot reconfiguration, 4. D. Site plan, floor plan, elevations, and color and materials board, 5. E. Proof of Publication
PREPARED BY: GRIFFEN DEMPSEY DATE OF MEETING: 1/27/2026
SUBJECT:
TITLE
CONSIDERATION OF A MINOR DESIGN REVIEW, MINOR ADJUSTMENTS, AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A TWO-STORY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WITH REDUCED FRONT AND REAR SETBACKS ON A SUBSTANDARD 2,925-SQUARE FOOT LOT LOCATED AT 1825 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, SAN PABLO, APN: 410-152-035

CEQA: This project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act, Section 15303, New Construction, Class 3(a), one single-family residence. Class 3(a) consists of construction and location of a limited number of new, small facilities or structures. Examples of this exemption include one single-family residence, or a second dwelling unit in a residential zone. In urbanized areas, up to three single-family residences may be constructed or converted under this exemption. The project will involve the construction of a new single-family residence in a residential location. None of the exceptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 which would preclude the use of this exemption are applicable.

Label
Location: 1825 California Avenue
APN: 410-152-035
PLAN No: PLAN2512-0005
Zoning: R-1, Single-Family Residential
Owner: Tomer Steinberg / Bay Area JV, LLC
Applicant: Jonathan J. McKim, Architect
Staff Contact: Griffen Dempsey, Assistant Planner


Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution


BODY
REQUESTED ACTION
A request for approval of a Minor Design Review and Conditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a new two-story single-family residence on a substandard 2,925-square foot lot and a Minor Adjustment request to reduce the front and rear setbacks by two feet each, to be located at 1825 California Ave, APN: 410-152-035. The parcel is designated as Low Density Residential in the General Plan and is within the R-1, Single-Family Residential zoning district.

Surrounding Zoning and Land Uses:
The project site is currently a vacant p...

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