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A new health clinic called Dublin Urgent Care appears on track to open its doors at the San Ramon Village Plaza shopping center, following unanimous approval of its operations by the Dublin Planning Commission at its March 25 meeting.
The urgent care facility is set to take over a 1,709-square-foot tenant space, previously occupied by Fit Body Bootcamp. At 8931 San Ramon Road, it will join current building tenants including Boba Bliss, Mountain Mike’s Pizza, Biryani Bistro, We Care Dental and Mayflower Massage.
The new clinic will include four exam rooms, an X-ray room, a waiting room, a private office, a nurses’ station, a staff room and a storage area. A bike rack will be added outside the clinic. No service vehicles, like ambulances, will be operated in conjunction with this facility.
The clinic’s standard hours of operation would be 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., seven days a week, though it is permitted to operate from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. to accommodate for potential medical emergencies.
The commission green-lit a conditional use permit to allow Dublin Urgent Care to open. They also decided the proposal was exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act because the project involves no expansion of the existing building and all use-related activities would be located within the existing building.
Following the commission’s approval, the applicant will apply for a building permit for construction within the unit.
Construction is expected to last three to four months from its start date, according to Joseph Pennisi, project architect and applicant representing Dublin Urgent Care.
In response to commissioners’ questions about construction noise, Pennisi recommended the loudest activities take place during off-hours or maybe Saturday mornings. Other noises, like those from saws and drills will probably happen during regular working hours.
As for parking, there are an ample number of spaces in the shopping center, assistant community development director Amy Million said at the meeting.
Including Dublin Urgent Care, the parking needs in the shopping center total 81 spaces. That leaves a surplus of 12 spaces in the 93-spot parking lot, Million said.
“There isn’t a separate loading area for quick drop-off,” Million said. “Staff anticipated that people would be able to, most likely, calmly park in one of the designated parking spaces and just walk that small stretch.”
If need be, someone could be dropped off near the entrance of the facility, Pennisi said.
There was no mention of Dublin Urgent Care’s affiliation with any other facilities, nor were there any public comments or additional input from the commissioners regarding the facility.
