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The Livermore Planning Commission is poised at Tuesday’s meeting to host independent public hearings on whether to grant permitting for an indoor pickleball facility as well as an indoor-outdoor event space.
Under the national franchiser, Pickleball Kingdom, the sport facility is proposed for an existing commercial building located at 4650 Arroyo Vista.
The proposal includes eight pickleball courts up for reservation-based recreation, lessons, clinics, tournaments and private events.
In addition to the courts, the facility is proposed to feature a retail space, a raised viewing area, game room, community room, office and storage areas, seating areas, lockers and bathrooms, according to a staff report prepared by Livermore assistant planner Jesse Garcia.
The pickleball facility would occupy the largest tenant space at the Arroyo Seco Center, which has been vacant since January 2024. Previous occupants of the space include commercial retailers such as Office Depot and JOANN Fabrics and Crafts.
A second public hearing on Tuesday is set to cover the proposed operation of Blanco Modern Venue at 180 South Livermore Ave., also addressed at
2324 Second St.
Nearing the completion of its construction, the three-level event center is set to include bars, a lounge, commercial kitchen, a primary reception hall as well as outdoor dining on the rooftop with space for ceremonies and entertainment.
The venue is proposed to operate seven days a week, according to a staff report prepared by Livermore associate planner Jennifer Ackerman.
Blanco Modern Venue addresses a “regional need for event venues while avoiding oversaturation of restaurant uses,” the staff report states.
Prior to requesting the conditional use permit, owner Michael Messinger received approval in 2022 to convert the formerly vacant building into a restaurant. The planning commission and Livermore City Council gave the greenlight on land use entitlements that year.
In August 2025, Messinger applied to convert the facility into an event center. The city council supported the revision last November by amending a purchasing agreement between the city and Messinger, wherein he was initially poised to open the facility as a restaurant with a bar.
The current application focuses strictly on the Conditional Use Permit required to execute the event center concept. The Downtown Specific Plan Subarea 3 does not list an event center as a permitted use; however, the Specific Plan allows the planning commission to authorize additional uses if found to meet the intent of the Specific Plan, according to Tuesday’s staff report.
The planning commission meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (June 16). The agenda is available here.
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