Kensington Municipal Advisory Council

Members and Information

Seat 1 Lloyd Cowell
Seat 2 Patrick Tahara - Chair
Seat 3 Larry Nucci 
Seat 4 Christopher Brydon
Seat 5 Melissa Holmes Snyder 
Alt. 1 Adam Novickas
Alt. 2 open

KMAC Bylaws

Kensington Planning Ordinance (PDF) 

Application (PDF) for Municipal Advisory Councils (MACs.) 

Regular Meeting Date & Time:
7 pm; last Tuesday of every month
Note: Meetings are cancelled when there aren't building applications to consider.

August 27 meeting is cancelled.

Meeting Location:
Kensington Community Center Conference Room, 59 Arlington Avenue

KMAC Meeting Agendas and Minutes

Meeting Minutes prior to 2019 

Building Permit Applications

Future date, to be announced.

• 401 Yale, VR19-1047 Plans

October 29, 2019

• 120 St. Albans REVISED, DP19-3019 Plans 
• 120 St. Albans REVISED DP19-3019 Permit

Special Meeting: August 6, 2019

• 18 Highgate Rd., DP9-3011

June 25, 2019

• 22 Avon VR19-1022, Revised 

May 28, 2019 

• 25 Norwood VR19-1022 Application
• 25 Norwood VR19-1022 Plan 
• 230 Amherst, VR 19-1024 Application package

April 30, 2019 

• 20 Kerr, DP18-3011, revised
• 22 Avon, VR-1025, revised  
• 52 Anson Way, VR19-1018, revised pergola design 
• 52 Anson Way, VR-1018, revised plan 

March 26, 2019 

• 425 Beloit Avenue File #VR-101 (PDF)
• 159 Arlington Avenue #VR19-1012 (PDF)

 February 26, 2019

• 16 Kerr File # DP18-3042 (PDF)
• 34 Lam Court, File # DP19-3002 (PDF)
• REVISED 120 Street Albans, File VR18-1032 (PDF)

January 29, 2019

• 243 Arlington File # DP18-3040 - REVISED Plans (PDF)
• 243 Arlington File # DP18-3040 -Application (PDF)

January 8, 2019 

• 750 Wellesley Avenue File# VR18-1034 (PDF)  Pulled for future meeting 
• 120 Street Albans Road, File # VR18-1032 (PDF) Continuance 
• 401 Colusa Avenue Revised File # DP18-3027 - Application (PDF) Continuance 
• 401 Colusa Avenue Revised File # DP18-3027 - Plans (PDF)

November 27 meeting 

• 135 Arlington Avenue. File # LP17-2022 - Application (PDF)
• 401 Colusa Avenue Revised File # DP18-3027 - Application (PDF)
• 401 Colusa Avenue Revised File # DP18-3027 - Plans (PDF)
• 32 Avon Road (PDF)
• 120 Street Albans Road, File # VR18-1032 (PDF)

August 28 meeting   

• 47 Arlington Court File # DP18-3025 (PDF)

 July 31 meeting

• Kensington Community Center File # LP18-2017 - Application (PDF)
• Kensington Community Center File # LP18-2017 - Plans (PDF)
• 170 Arlington Avenue File # DP18-3023 (PDF)
• 130 Norwood File # DP18-3024 (PDF)

June 26 meeting

• 53 Anson Way (PDF)- Application

May 29 meeting 

• 20 Kerr revised drawings File #DP18-3011 (PDF) Note: Stop work order has been issued on this project because it's not being built to permit
• 20 Kerr original drawings File # DP18-3011 (PDF)

KMAC Annual Reports

Annual Report: 2017 (PDF)
Annual report: 2016 (PDF)
Annual report: 2015 (PDF)

Contact Kate Rauch or by phone at 510-231-8691

Short-term rental regulation in the works

Contra Costa County is developing regulations for short-term rentals such as airbnb. Public input is an important part of this process. See below for more.

Short-term rental information:

• Short-term rental background memo from County Planning Dept. (PDF)

Send input to: Aruna.bhat@dcd.cccounty.us

Hard copy: Aruna Bhat, Contra Costa County, Conservation and Development, 30 Muir Road, Martinez 945