Politics & Government
Jade Garden Restaurant Being Forced Out By Whole Foods Market
The Whole Foods contract includes stipulations limiting the square footage of restaurants in the shopping center.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The agenda for this evening's meeting of the Walnut Creek Planning Commission includes a proposal to put an American Automobile Association in a space that is soon to be vacated by a popular Chinese restaurant.
Earlier this year, the owners of the Jade Garden restaurant received notice that their lease will not be extended when it expires in February due to contractual obligations involving the landlord, Regency
Centers, and the Whole Foods Market listed at 2941 Ygnacio Valley Road.
The Whole Foods contract includes stipulations limiting the square footage of restaurants in the shopping center and prohibiting an extension of the Jade Garden's lease once it expires.
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The restaurant has not yet vacated the premises, but plans are already underway for what will occupy that space when they leave.
AAA would like to establish a 3,500-square-foot office in two adjoining units at 2977 Ygnacio Valley Road, currently a UPS Store, and 2979 Ygnacio Valley Road, in the Encina Grande shopping center near the corner of Oak Grove Road.
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The restaurant's staff did not immediately return a call seeking more information. Whole Foods also did not immediately respond.
Tonight's agenda also includes an application from YogaWorks in Main Street Plaza to put a 6,846-square-foot instructional fitness studio at 1330 S. California Blvd. The site is a vacant unit, formerly occupied by a
retail business, in an eight-unit shopping center.
Both locations are commercially zoned, and city staff have recommended that the Planning Commission adopt resolutions approving both applications.
More information about the applications is available in the meeting agenda, which has been posted online by the city.
The Walnut Creek Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Members of the community will have an opportunity for public comment.
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