Planning commission approves 5-unit Holcomb Court condominium project with variance for stormwater planter and ADA parking

The Walnut Creek Planning Commission approved design review, a tentative subdivision map and a variance for a five-unit condominium project proposed for a vacant 23,000-square-foot lot at 15 Holcomb Court.

The application, presented by applicant Ray Dormay of Master Craft Residential and Holcomb Partners LLC, includes a two-story, five-unit condominium development with two-car garages for each unit, three- and four-bedroom floor plans ranging from about 2,137 to 2,350 square feet, private rear decks, permeable pavers and new landscaping. The project net buildable area after accounting for a 30-foot access easement is 18,097 square feet.

Ray Dormay said the applicant kept the development to five units after evaluating higher-density layouts that proved too dense for the site’s slope and parking constraints. He described changes made after a Design Review Commission study session, including stepped elevations, privacy walls between rear decks, window…