It has finally happened for the City of Oakley, Safeway has submitted its application to open a new location. Safeway had been rumored to be coming to the city for more than a decade.
With the recent approvals of the McDonald’s and Quick Quack Car Wash, it opened the door for Safeway to revisit its plans at 998 Laurel Road. The holdup with Oakley was also the number of homes within the city, Safeway had to hit a certain number, however, with the E Cypress expansion, with more homes, Safeway could move potentially move forward.
Per the City:
Oakley Shops at Laurel Fields Tentative Parcel Map, Conditional Use Permit, Variance, and Design Review (TPM 01-24, CUP 01-24, VA 01-24, DR 02-24)
Application by Regency Centers, LP (“Applicant”) requesting approval of: 1) a Tentative Parcel Map (TPM 01-24) to subdivide 8.77 acres into two parcels (Parcel 1 = 7.72 acres and Parcel 2 = 1.05 acres). Parcel 1 is proposed to include a Safeway grocery store as an anchor with five additional retail buildings. Parcel 2 is located on the southwest corner of the site and is proposed for a gas station with C-store; 2) a Conditional Use Permit (CUP 01-24) for the operation of three Drive-Through Restaurants and Services all located on Parcel 1, and the operation of the Gasoline Service Station on Parcel 2; 3) a Variance (VA 01-24) for an additional 5-feet in allowable height on the grocery store entry tower; and 4) a Design Review for development of the 81,728 square foot shopping center, including site development, building architecture, colors and materials, walls/fencing, landscaping, ingress/egress, and internal parking and circulation (“Project”). The project site is located at 998 Laurel Road and is zoned RB (Retail Business) District. (APN 035-220-028).
Project Application – click here
Will update this story at a later date.
7 comments
I think its really a shame what’s happened to Oakley Raleys over the years. It used to be my preferential store to shop at. No longer. Its too bad the neighborhood became challenging.
Raleys is too expensive.
Just another place all them Freedom kids will go to steal and cause fights in the parking lot. Just wait and see LOL!
Opinions about Raley’s and “Freedom kids” are irrelevant to this issue – which is whether such a project is suitable for Oakley. I think that another supermarket – more centrally located – is needed. The primary problem I see is the traffic impact at that intersection.
Safeway is no less expensive then Raleys, lol. Safeway is notorious for bait and switch tactics. Raise prises, to then put it on “sale”.
Good. Oakley needs more stores and restaurants. It’s nothing but houses. I will go to this Safeway at least once a week as soon as it opens.
Hope they have a no tolerance policy for thieves!
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