Planning commission approves The Grove at Brentwood, clears conditional use permit for alcohol sales and community events

The Brentwood Planning Commission voted May 5 to approve design review and a conditional use permit for The Grove at Brentwood, a proposed two‑story, multi‑tenant commercial development at the southeast corner of Walnut Boulevard and Oak Street that will include shops, cafes, a community theater and about 24,000 square feet of outdoor seating.

Miguel, the city planner who presented the staff report, said the project—design review application 24‑008 and conditional use permit 24‑010—would build a roughly 35,690‑square‑foot shell building on a 4‑acre site, provide approximately 144 parking spaces, and include a small community amphitheater with lighting and sound. He said the project is consistent with the downtown specific plan and is statutorily exempt from CEQA under the Class 32 infill exemption. "The draft conditions of approval…