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Planning Commission approves permit to allow medical offices at 3675 Mount Diablo Boulevard
Summary
The Lafayette Planning Commission on March 16 approved land use permit L6-25 to allow medical services throughout an existing three‑story building at 3675 Mount Diablo Boulevard, adopting PC Resolution 2026-03 and finding the project exempt from SQA; the decision carries a 14‑day appeal period.
The Lafayette Planning Commission voted unanimously on March 16 to approve land use permit L6-25, allowing medical services to occupy usable tenant space within a three‑story building at 3675 Mount Diablo Boulevard and adopting PC Resolution 2026-03 with conditions.
Planning staff presented the application and recommended the commission find the project “exempt from SQA” and approve the permit subject to conditions. Staff said the 2.5‑acre site is designated West End Commercial in Lafayette’s general plan and lies in the downtown specific plan’s West End district; staff stated medical offices are consistent with the plan and noted the downtown DSP anticipates medical services as a permitted use once an implementing ordinance is in place.
Kurt Bloomstrand, the general managing partner for Greyhorse Investors and the building’s long‑time owner, spoke in support. “My name is Kurt Bloomstrand. I’m the general managing partner for the partnership, Greyhorse Investors, that own this property,” he told the commission, describing about 40 years of involvement with the building and saying a dermatology practice already occupies the third floor. Bloomstrand said the applicant’s operational model estimates roughly 36 average patients per hour and that the proposal would convert 25 parking spaces near the building to two‑hour short‑term parking to serve patients, leaving remaining spaces for employees and long‑term visitors.
Commissioners asked about parking, cross‑easement arrangements with an adjacent parcel and accessibility for medical tenants. Bloomstrand said the property shares a cross easement with an adjoining lot and that the applicant coordinates with the other property manager (identified in the record as Desco One); he also said the building has accessible entrances and a standby generator to power the elevator. “We hooked up the elevator,” he said, explaining the generator is intended to maintain elevator access during outages.
A commissioner noted concerns that expanding medical uses could increase short‑term parking demand for nearby private easement holders; Bloomstrand said the mix of hybrid work and short‑term visits, together with the proposed two‑hour spaces, should mitigate pressure and that the applicant will continue coordinating with neighboring property managers.
After discussion, a commissioner moved to adopt PC Resolution 2026-03 approving L6-25 with the conditions in the staff report and to find the project exempt from SQA; another commissioner seconded. The motion passed unanimously. The chair stated there is a 14‑day appeal period for the decision.
The approval allows medical services to occupy tenant space within the existing building but imposes the conditions listed in the staff report; staff recommended the land use permit approval run with the land and not expire. No outside agency objections or written public comments were reported in the hearing record.
Next steps: the 14‑day appeal period is open; if no timely appeal is filed the permit will be effective in accordance with the conditions adopted by the commission.
