County File #LP09-2036 - Queen of Heaven Cemetery Expansion

Document Description: NOTE: Extended review per lead. The applicant seeks approval of a land use permit to modify County File #433-5 and its subsequent amendments (County Files #LP 2054-82 and #LP98-2044) to allow the expansion of the existing Queen of Heaven Cemetery. The cemetery expansion consists of constructing two (2) new chapel buildings (3,750 and 2, 410 square feet, two (2) new paved automobile parking areas consisting of seventy-nine (79) total parking spaces, and a new ornamental sign structure. Included with the proposed cemetery expansion is a request to remove twenty-four (24) trees ranging in size from 3 inches to 37 inches in diameter; and to work within the dripline of up to thirty (30) trees ranging in size from 5 inches to 64 inches in diameter.

Contact Information: Sean Tully
Contra Costa County, Dept. of Conservation and Development
651 Pine Street 4th Floor- North Wing
Martinez, CA 94553
(925) 335-1204

Coordinates: 37°56'39"N 122°6'23"W
Cities: Lafayette Pleasant Hill
Counties: Contra Costa
Cross Streets: Reliez Valley Road and Stage Coach Drive
Zip: 94549
Total Acres: 200
Parcel #: 167-360-002, -004, -005
Schools: Pleasant Hill Christian, Pleasant Hill MS
Waterways: Grayson Creek
Other Information: Schools: Horizons, Woodlands Christian ES, Christine King ES, Stranwood ES, Sequoia MS,..

Review Period Start: 11/23/2010
Review Period End: 1/12/2011
Development Type: Other (Cemetery Expansion)
Local Action: Use Permit
Reviewing Agencies: California Department of Parks and Recreation Caltrans, District 4 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 3 Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Office of Historic Preservation Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 2 Resources Agency Colorado River Board