The Project Applicant is:
Thomas Bloxham
thomaslbloxham@gmail.com

Project Description
The proposed project is for a General Plan amendment and Rezone, to change the General Plan land use and zoning designations for a single property at 1200 Rossmoor Parkway in the City of Walnut Creek. The existing land use designation for the property is Office (OF) in the Walnut Creek General Plan, and the property is zoned Planned Development (PD) 1140 for Bank Use. The proposed project would change the General Plan designation of the project site to General Retail and establish a new PD zoning designation for the property that would allow a variety of uses, based on the allowed uses and development standards in the existing Community Commercial (CC) District, with a few modifications. The new PD would incorporate the existing regulations of the CC zone with modifications to the allowed height and floor area ratio (FAR) and permitting requirements for a few uses. Specifically, the proposed PD would remove the conditional use permit (CUP) requirement for banks/savings/loans over 1,000 square feet, ground floor professional office, ground floor medical office, and standalone restaurants with take-out for locally serving. The FAR would be increased from 0.3 allowed in the CC zone to a maximum FAR of 0.5 for Commercial and Mixed-Uses in the new PD. The development regulations would allow potential developments for buildings of two stories, with a maximum 35-foot height limit. No physical changes, construction, or development are proposed for the property, and the existing uses and conditions of the property (including operations and any existing buildings, structures, and improvements) would remain the same. Future development for the project site would be consistent with the proposed general plan land use designation and zoning regulations.

Upcoming Public Meetings

• August 14, 2025 Planning Commission 
• September 16, 2025 City Council

Environmental Review - CEQA

May 2025
Notice of Intent to Adopt a Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (NOI) 

Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration

Comment Period: As mandated by State Law, the minimum comment period for this document is 30 (thirty) days beginning on May 29, 2025, and ending at 4:00 p.m. on June 30, 2025. Comments may be submitted during the review period. Persons having comments concerning this project, including objections to the basis of the determination set forth in the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, are invited to furnish their comments summarizing the specific and factual basis for their comments, in writing to:

Chip Griffin
Principal Planner
Community Development Department
1666 North Main Street
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Email: griffin@walnutcreekca.gov

1. General Plan Amendment
2. Zoning Amendment for Rezone

Map View
View this project on the Major Development Projects Map.