Zoning administrator approves minor-use permit for personal training studio at 1100 Pleasant Valley Drive

Pleasant Hill City — On June 11, 2026, the Pleasant Hill City zoning administrator approved a minor-use permit allowing Nova Strength and Fitness to open a small-scale personal training facility at 1100 Pleasant Valley Drive, Unit A, the administrator said at a public hearing.

Planning staff told the administrator the application requests use of a 2,214-square-foot space within an existing 3,948-square-foot two-tenant commercial building on a 0.24-acre lot (Assessor's parcel 149-253-029). Staff said the site is zoned PAO (professional administrative office) and that section 18.25.020 of the city zoning ordinance requires a minor use permit for a personal improvement service at this location.

"The applicant is requesting approval of a new small-scale personal training facility in a 2,214 square foot space within an existing 3,948 square foot two-tenant commercial building," Planning staff said, summarizing the proposal. Staff described the business as an appointment-based athletic training operation offering supervised one-on-one and semi-private sessions focused on strength, conditioning, speed, agility and injury-related training for youth through college athletes. Staff said activities will be indoors, under staff supervision, and that a typical occupancy would be four clients and one trainer at a time.

Staff outlined conditions of approval designed to limit external impacts, including a requirement to keep windows and doors closed during business hours when amplified music is playing and a process for addressing future noise complaints under the conditions of approval. Proposed hours of operation are Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

At the hearing, staff confirmed no public comments had been received on the application. The applicant representative said they were aware of the noise conditions and had no additional remarks. The zoning administrator said they had reviewed the staff report and conditions, noted the parking analysis showed adequate on-site parking for the use, and approved the minor-use permit "subject to the findings and the conditions of approval as proposed," directing the applicant to coordinate implementation with Eliza, the city staff contact.

The approval was made administratively by the zoning administrator at the hearing; no formal vote by a board was recorded. The meeting adjourned after the decision.

ENT 2026-0016 is recorded as a minor-use permit approval for a personal improvement service (personal training) at 1100 Pleasant Valley Drive, Unit A, with conditions limiting amplified music, specifying hours, and maintaining the stated occupancy pattern. Further implementation steps were delegated to city staff and the applicant.