Existing General Plan policies and zoning regulations for Byron Airport prohibit most of the uses necessary for the airport to reach its aviation potential and achieve economic self-sufficiency. To promote economic development, the County intends to amend its Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, General Plan, and Planned Unit District zoning to substantially broaden the range of uses allowed by right on the airport property.
Envision Contra Costa 2040 is a comprehensive review and update of the County's General Plan. The process began in late-2018 and the final document will be adopted in 2020.
Contra Costa County, through a grant from the California Strategic Growth Council, in 2018 conducted a study of the potential in the County for renewable energy, particularly wind, solar, biomass, and biogas.
County Supervisor Candace Andersen and the Department of Conservation and Development were asked by a group of residents living in your neighborhood to investigate the possibility of changing the place name of some addresses from Walnut Creek to Lafayette.
The Saranap Avenue/Boulevard way Planning Process is a community engagement process to create a planning document that reflects the community's vision for the future of this area.