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Design review panel requests detail drawings for Oceana’s proposed Bonanza Street restaurant
Summary
The Walnut Creek Design Review Commission reviewed Oceana’s proposal to convert 1555 Bonanza Street into a seafood bar with a two‑story addition, outdoor patio and new landscaping, and asked the applicant for scrim attachment details, rooftop screening drawings, planting cutouts for ficus, and glazing treatments for restroom privacy.
Jessica Gonzales, the city’s senior planner, opened the DRC study session for Oceana, a proposal to reuse the former yacht‑club building at 1555 Bonanza Street as a seafood bar on the ground floor with office space above. Gonzales said planning staff has already issued an Alcohol Use Permit and asked the commission for design input before the project advances to the Planning Commission for final action.
Rola Gabin, representing the applicant family, told commissioners her family has run restaurants in Walnut Creek since 1980 and described the Oceana proposal as “rooted in respect for Walnut Creek character.” She said the project would include a first‑ and second‑floor addition, exterior remodeling, a new trash enclosure, landscaping and roughly a 400‑square‑foot outdoor dining patio on Bonanza.
Brandon Marshall, the project architect with VOG Studio, outlined the team’s approach: relocating a stair to improve…
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