Board approves 13‑lot Camino Pablo subdivision in unincorporated Moraga, adopts mitigated negative declaration

Contra Costa County supervisors on Oct. 21 approved the Camino Pablo residential subdivision, a 13‑unit single‑family project near the intersection of Camino Pablo and Tharp Drive in unincorporated Moraga, and adopted a final mitigated negative declaration (MND) for the project.

The project developer will rezone and develop about 7.9 acres inside the urban limit line with 13 homes; the remaining roughly 16 acres of the 23.9‑acre parcel will be deeded to the county as permanent open space and remain in grazing. Staff recommended adoption of the MND and a set of mitigation measures after the document was circulated for public review and 19 comment letters were received during two formal public comment periods.

The approval follows earlier review by the Town of Moraga and the county planning commission. County staff told the board the subdivision’s proposed density—about 2.2 dwelling units per net acre—falls within the resource‑conservation and single‑family standards the county applies. The supervisors voted 4‑0 to approve the project and the related rezoning ordinance.

Why it matters: The decision allows new housing…