Commission approves 10‑unit mixed‑use infill at 2895 San Bruno Avenue with conditions

The Planning Commission voted unanimously Jan. 17 to approve the conditional use authorization for a mixed‑use infill project at 2895 San Bruno Avenue.

Staff described the project as a four‑story development replacing a vacant service station with 10 dwelling units (mix of two-, three- and four-bedroom units), ground-floor retail and second-floor business/office space. After neighborhood feedback the sponsor increased on-site parking from 10 to 15 spaces (by converting and reconfiguring rear garage stalls to compact dimensions) and increased bicycle parking from 5 to 10. As staff summarized, "The project will provide 10 family sized dwelling units to the City's family housing stock, with 1 of which an affordable unit."

Representatives said they had conducted neighborhood meetings and revised the plans in response to concerns, including parking. Public comment included both support from neighborhood groups and merchants and concerns from residents over parking and scale; speakers urged careful enforcement of proposed commercial vs. residential uses on upper floors. Commissioners discussed conversion risk and allowed that change-of-use rules and building-code constraints would govern any later residential conversions.

Why it matters: the project converts an underused site into housing and ground-floor retail in a commercial corridor; staff and commissioners emphasized design, family-sized units and neighborhood outreach.

Next steps: the approval was adopted with standard conditions and the sponsor is expected to proceed to building‑permit review; the conditional-use and permit conditions will be enforced at the building-permit stage.