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Orinda Planning Commission recommends rezoning of 23 Alta Rinda Road to allow multifamily housing; 3-1 vote
Summary
The Orinda Planning Commission voted 3-1 on Nov. 25, 2025 to recommend the City Council change 23 Alta Rinda Road from office to Downtown General zoning, allowing mixed-use and multifamily development; opponents warned the change could worsen evacuation risk, and the council will consider the recommendation next.
The Orinda Planning Commission voted 3-1 on Nov. 25 to recommend that the City Council re-designate 23 Alta Rinda Road from Business and Professional Office/Downtown Office to Downtown General and rezone the parcel to DG, a change that would allow mixed-use and multifamily residential development.
The recommendation — embodied in Planning Commission Resolution 25-07 — asks the council to find the proposal consistent with the certified Plan Orinda revised final environmental impact report (EIR), adopt CEQA findings and a statement of overriding considerations, and adopt an ordinance changing the zoning map. The commission also agreed to remove a sentence referencing the rescinded Downtown Precise Plan from the findings before forwarding the item to council.
Christine Thompson, principal planner for the City of Orinda, told the commission the 0.6-acre parcel is included in the area studied by the…
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