Design Review Board Information Packet
Composition: 5 Members
Term: Two Years
Staff Contact: Frank Abejo, (925) 671-3128
Application Form: Word
PDF
Agendas
Membership Requirements: The Design Review Board is composed of five members: three (3) design professionals may be nonresidents of Concord, e.g., architects, landscape architects, urban designers, building designers, at least one of whom shall be a professional landscape architect, and one (1) public member, each serving a two-year term, and one (1) member of the Planning Commission. The public member shall be a resident of Concord with previous experience or training in design concepts.
Example of Duties: Reviews the design of each improvement for which a building permit, certificate, or other approval is required and any matter referred to the Board by the Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator, or Chief of Planning.
Meeting Times and Places: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Permit Center Conference Room, 1950 Parkside Drive.
Conflict of Interest Requirements: The City's Conflict of Interest Code requires Design Review Board members to disclose interests in investments, real property, and income derived within the City of Concord or from sources doing business within the City of Concord. Filings are required within 10 days of assuming office and on an annual basis.
Compensation: Design Review Board members receive $50 per regular or special meetings for a maximum of six meetings per month. (Resolution No. 85-9)
Information Letter (in PDF
format)
Municipal Code Excerpts (in PDF
format)
The
Brown Act - Notice and Agenda Requirements
Summary of Brown Act (in PDF format)