Davis planners let climbing gym gain ground
Also, city hearing for Volt food-trailer permits is continued
The Davis Planning Commission this week gave a nod to a rock-climbing gym but continued a hearing on whether an Olive Drive coffeehouse and taproom will be granted permanent permits for its food trailers.
A conditional-use permit was granted to the owners of The Boulder Field, a Sacramento gym. The yet-to-be-named Davis facility will fill 12,000 square feet of a warehouse at 607 Peña Drive. I previously reported more than 50,000 square feet but follow-up documents from the city clarified that the gym would be just a portion of the available space. In approving the permit, planning commissioners added a stipulation that additional bicycle parking be added onsite.
The Sacramento gym is at 8425 Belvedere Ave., Suite 100. The Davis facility will have some overlap in ownership but will operate under a different name, owner Carlo Traversi said.
“Features of this new gym will include modern bouldering terrain for all skill levels, climbing training areas, a cardio and weight-training area, a kids’ specific climbing area, locker rooms, showers, and a cafe which will serve made-to-order espresso drinks and tea, in addition to beer and kombucha on tap,” he said. “We expect to have a small retail shop with a selection of boutique climbing products. We will also have ample lounging and co-working spaces.”
Unlike its Sacramento counterpart, yoga will not be offered at the Davis gym, though that may change in the future, he said. Sacramento also has a sauna, which won’t be available in Davis.
“We are very excited to bring a modern, high-end bouldering facility to the Davis community,” Traversi said. “As of now, we are not planning on using The Boulder Field name for this business as it will be a separate, but related (through some shared ownership) business. We have not settled on a name and branding quite yet.”
According to its website, monthly dues for Sacramento are $99 for individuals, with discounts for youths, students and seniors. Traversi said they have not set the pricing for Davis but it will likely be similar, “and members of each respective facility will have some amount of reciprocal access.”
“The Davis community can expect to find the same quality of services, attention to detail, and high-end climbing offerings as people have come to know at The Boulder Field,” he said. “We look forward to serving the Davis community for many years to come.”
→ Trailer troubles: The permits for two food trailers parked at Volt Coffee, Tea & Taps are causing some snags. At the start of Wednesday’s public hearing, the city staff’s recommendation to the Davis Planning Commission was to revoke the temporary-use permit and deny a conditional-use permit for the trailers. By the end of the hearing, commissioners opted to give the applicant more time to ensure proper paperwork is complete. The issue will come before the commission again on March 12.