Development Plan for a Small Lot Design Review for Detached Pergola, County File #CDDP25-03019
Summary
SCH Number
2025120175
Public Agency
Contra Costa County
Document Title
Development Plan for a Small Lot Design Review for Detached Pergola, County File #CDDP25-03019
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/4/2025
Document Description
A Development Plan to allow the issuance of building permits for an as-built 370-square-foot pergola on a lot of substandard average width (109 feet where 120 feet is the minimum required).
Contact Information
Name
Chloe Partain
Agency Name
Contra Costa County - Department of Conservation and Development
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Christopher Mills
Agency Name
N/A
Job Title
Property Owner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lafayette, Unincorporated Lafayette area
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Wellington Place, approximately 0.3 miles north of its intersection with Diablo View Road
Zip
94549
Total Acres
0.48
Parcel #
169-040-036
State Highways
Interstate 680
Railways
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Airports
N/A
Schools
Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Pleasant Hill Middle School
Waterways
Murderers Creek, Grayson Creek, Reliez Creek
Township
N/A
Range
N/A
Section
N/A
Base
N/A
Other Location Info
4010 Wellington Place, Lafayette, CA 94549
Other Information
N/A
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15303(e)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15303(e), regarding "New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures," which specifies that the construction or conversion of accessory (appurtenant) structures, including garages, carports, patios, swimming pools, and fences, are categorically exempt from CEQA review. The approved pergola structure is accessory to an existing single-family residence. There is no substantial evidence that the project involves unusual circumstances, including future activities, resulting on, or which might reasonably result in, significant impacts which threaten the environment. None of the exemptions in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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