https://www.siliconvalley.com/2021/02/18/auto-dealerships-mixed-with-new-housing-an-east-bay-city-is-interested/

WALNUT CREEK — Residents could one day live or work directly above where they buy their next car if an auto dealer’s proposal for mixing dealership office space with hundreds of housing units becomes a reality — an idea that city officials are open to exploring.

The City Council on Tuesday took the first step toward rezoning 10 parcels owned by Toyota to mix multi-family housing, hotel and other non-residential complexes with auto dealership uses. Plans are far from concrete, but the idea is that apartment units, hotel rooms or other office space would be constructed on top of dealership offices and car showrooms, with overall building heights capped at 50 feet.