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After heated neighborhood debate, planning commission approves LGD Academy K–8 CUP at 2449 Buena Vista
Summary
Walnut Creek's planning commission approved a conditional use permit for LGD Academy (a K–8 private school) at 2449 Buena Vista Avenue, adopting staff recommendations and accepting an approved Transportation Demand Management plan; the decision followed extensive public comment focused on parking, Friday‑prayer spillover, and noise.
The Walnut Creek Planning Commission voted Dec. 11 to approve a conditional use permit for LGD Academy (also referred to as Al Joudi/El Joudi Academy), a privately operated K–8 school proposed at 2449 Buena Vista Avenue. Staff and the applicant told the commission the site is eligible for a parking exemption under Assembly Bill 2097 because it is within a half mile of the Walnut Creek BART station and that the applicant's Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan has been approved by the city's transportation administrator.
Assistant planner Steven Cook described the site and proposal to commissioners: the parcel is about 36,000 square feet with roughly 7,100 square feet of existing single‑story buildings, previously used for religious assembly and historically hosting the school during fall 2023–spring 2025. The applicant's business plan seeks a maximum…
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