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Supervisor Tom Torlakson
February 23, 19$8 WON Costa
DATE: County
REQUEST FOR REVIEW BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND
SUBJECT: INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITETE OF DISCOVERY BAY'S REPORT ON
ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN STANDARDS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECONIIMENDED ACTIONS
1. Request a review by the Community Development
Committee of the land use entitlement and the general plan for
Discovery Bay to determine what requirements or directions are
set out in the land use entitlements for architectural and design
standards.
2 . Refer to the Internal Operations Committee to
review the matter of compliance with the architectural and design
standards set by the Discovery Bay Design and Environmental
Review Committee (DERC) .
3 . Request that the Building Inspection Department
review the Community Development Committee' s report to the
Internal Operations Committee on this subject and on recent
specific complaints regarding non-compliance .with design
standards and community codes. Three specific cases involve
houses at 1200 Discovery Bay Boulevard, Lot 20 Tract 4077 and Lot
36 Tract 4207 .
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: There have been several
ongoing serious concerns on the part of the Design and
Enviromental Review Committee of the Discovery Bay Property
Owners Association (DBPOA) . These concerns involve following the
guidelines set out in the Codes Covenants & Restrictions
(CC&R' S) . There are serious concerns regarding enforcing design
standards and safety codes.
In a recent meeting with leaders of the DBPOA' s Design
and Environmental Review Committee, I learned first hand and in
detail the situation at 1200 Discovery Bay Boulevard relating to
problems of compliance with the State of California Building Code
requirements and DERC approved plans. In the case of Lot 20,
Tract 4077, there are concerns regarding the approval of
set-backs which allegedly do not comply with the adopted
county standards. In the case of Lot 36, Tract 4207 the
complaint is that the deck is too high.
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CC: Communitty Development ATTESTED
Internal Operations Committee Phil.Batchelor, CIA of the Board of
County Administrator Supervisors and County Administratu
Building Inspection
M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY
Discovery Bay Architectural and Design Standards
February 23 , 1988
Page TWO
In a recent meeting, the Director of the Building
Inspection Department and his staff indicated that they would try
to assist the DERC in every way possible to ensure compliance
with approved plans. The Building Inspection Director also
indicated that he would implement a policy with .his inspectors
that as soon as they notice any non-compliance with DERC
specifications they are to notify the DERC by contacting Roberta
Fuss, -DERC secretary.
We are all well aware that Discovery Bay is a very
special community and its residents place a very high value on
the Discovery Bay Master Plan. The community recently went
through an extensive process in reviewing its CC&R' s. They voted
democratically, lot by lot, to extend the CC&R' s permanently and
to make membership on the Property Owner' s Association mandatory.
The Executive Board of the Property. Owner' s Association, from
here on out, will be elected by the Discovery Bay property
owners. The DBPOA Executive Board will appoint the Design and
Environmental Review Committee.
I believe that this system is one of the most
formalized in existence in any community in Contra Costa County.
I commend it and believe we should be supportive .and that our
county departments should do everything in their power to assist
in seeing these high quality goals implemented.
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