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City staff recommend code clarifications to speed minor development changes, remove disputed 10% calculation

Concord City Council · January 8, 2026
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Summary

Planning staff proposed text amendments to Articles 3, 5 and 14 of the Concord Development Ordinance to clarify what changes staff can approve administratively, require site plans with certain minor final plats, remove the troublesome 10% calculation, and align definitions; Planning & Zoning gave unanimous support to the principal items in December 2025.

Monterey, the city's development review manager, briefed council on proposed text amendments to Articles 3, 5 and 14 of the Concord Development Ordinance (CDO). The package aims to clarify administrative authority versus items that must return to Planning & Zoning or council and to streamline processes that have caused time and cost disputes between developers,…

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