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Design Review Commission reviews Oceana proposal for 1555 Bonanza Street

Design Review Commission · March 5, 2026
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Summary

At its March 4 meeting the Walnut Creek Design Review Commission reviewed plans for Oceana, a proposed seafood restaurant and office at 1555 Bonanza Street, and directed the applicant to provide additional details on scrim attachment, rooftop mechanical screening, planting cutouts for ficus vines, bathroom glazing treatments and plant species sizing.

Walnut Creek — At a March 4 study session, the Walnut Creek Design Review Commission reviewed a proposal to convert 1555 Bonanza Street — historically a yacht club building — into Oceana, a fish‑bar restaurant on the ground floor with office space above.

Jessica Gonzales, senior planner, told the commission the project team has applied for an administrative use permit to serve alcohol that planning staff has already reviewed and issued, and that the DRC’s role that evening was to provide design feedback before the item returns to the planning commission for a final decision. “The project site is an existing two‑story building located at the corner of Bonanza and Locust Street at 1555 Bonanza Street,” Gonzales said.

The applicant and design team said the proposal…

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