Corte Madera planners review proposed 150‑unit assisted‑living, memory‑care community at 56 Madera Boulevard

Corte Madera planners reviewed a preliminary SB 330 application Tuesday, Oct. 28, for a 150‑unit assisted‑living and memory‑care facility at 56 Madera Boulevard, and commissioners and neighbors offered feedback but took no formal action.

“This is a study session item, and no action will be taken,” Planning staff member Martha said as she opened the commission’s overview of the proposal, which the applicant revised to 150 units consisting of 118 assisted‑living units and 32 memory‑care units to be operated by Oakmont Management Group/O&I Development.

The project site is about 5.5 acres and is now developed with a two‑story Best Western hotel, surface parking and a 0.81‑acre pond. The proposed three‑story building would total roughly 171,000 square feet, reach a maximum height of 43 feet 4 inches and provide 96 parking spaces. Staff said the assisted‑living units qualify as senior housing under state density‑bonus law and would count toward the town’s regional housing needs allocation; the 32 memory‑care units, which do not include cooking facilities, are treated under town zoning as a commercial use and therefore do not count toward RHNA.

Staff flagged multiple development issues the commission and…