Dana Point / Coastal Orange County
Monarch Bay Plaza at Pacific Coast Highway and Crown Valley Parkway has become the city's boutique fitness cluster: GritCycle, LiveMetta Pilates, Perspire Sauna Studio and Peaceful Warrior Jiu Jitsu all lease suites in the 32932 PCH building. Beyond it, F45 is at 34255 PCH and Club Pilates is at 33611 Del Obispo Street near the Albertsons. LA Fitness' club search for ZIP 92629 lists nothing closer than Mission Viejo, so there is no big-box gym we could confirm in the city. Health and athletic clubs are permitted by right in the CC/P and CC/V districts but need a conditional use permit in NC, and every gym is parked at 1 stall per 100 sq ft.
Population
32,790
Median HHI
$141,520
Median age
47.4
Homeownership
62.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Pacific Coast Highway · Del Prado Avenue · Crown Valley Parkway · Golden Lantern · Street of the Green Lantern
Specific shopping centers in Dana Point that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
Pacific Coast Highway at Crown Valley Parkway
Anchors / key tenants: Gelson's Market, CVS Pharmacy
PCH at Crown Valley — the premium daily-needs and dining node for the Monarch Beach/Ritz-Carlton trade area. Restaurant mix includes Ichibiri Japanese, LUA Asian Fusion, and Salt Creek Grille. Local boutiques (Coastal Accents, Meesh Boutique) anchor the lifestyle side.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Dana Point rents. These are publicly visible fitness space businesses currently trading in the market.
GritCycle
Monarch Bay Plaza, 32932 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 6, Dana Point, CA 92629
Boutique indoor cycling studio with 45-minute classes, per the center's tenant page (listed as GritCycle & Boutique).
LiveMetta
Monarch Bay Plaza, 32932 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 12, Dana Point, CA 92629
Pilates studio, founded in 2018 per the center's tenant page, with leveled class formats.
Perspire Sauna Studio
Monarch Bay Plaza, 32932 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 11, Dana Point, CA 92629
Infrared sauna and color light therapy studio, per the center's tenant page.
Peaceful Warrior Jiu Jitsu
Monarch Bay Plaza, 32932 Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 7, Dana Point, CA 92629
Martial arts academy teaching jiu jitsu, judo, Muay Thai and MMA, per the center's tenant page.
F45 Training Dana Point
34255 Pacific Coast Highway, Unit 111, Dana Point, CA 92629
Listed in F45's own studio finder and studio page.
Club Pilates Dana Point
33611 Del Obispo Street, Suite C, Dana Point, CA 92629
Per Club Pilates' location page, which shows the studio open rather than coming soon. Starbucks' locator places an Albertsons at 33601 Del Obispo Street.
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Classification: the code places health clubs in two rows and martial arts and dance schools in a third. 'Recreational Uses' (athletic clubs, health clubs, gymnasiums, dance studios) is a conditional use permit in NC and permitted in CC/P, CC/V and V/RC. 'Commercial Recreation Uses' (health and athletic clubs, dance studios) and 'Educational Uses' (martial arts, dance and gymnastics schools) are conditional in NC and V/RC and permitted in CC/P and CC/V (Section 9.11.020(b) and definitions in Section 9.75.270). In NC every version needs a conditional use permit; in V/RC ask Planning which row controls.
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Parking: Section 9.35.080(e)(54) parks 'Gyms, Spas and Health Clubs' at 1 stall per 100 sq ft, against 1 per 220 sq ft (multi-tenant center under 25,000 sq ft) or 1 per 250 sq ft (over 25,000 sq ft) for general retail. A 3,000 sq ft studio needs 30 stalls instead of 12 to 14. Martial arts and dance schools have no row of their own, so under Section 9.35.080(a) the Director of Community Development assigns the closest use.
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Monarch Bay Plaza already has four fitness and wellness tenants in one building at 32932 PCH (Suites 6, 7, 11 and 12), plus Gelson's and CVS as anchors. Ask the landlord for the center's parking count and how Planning credited the existing studios before assuming another class-based user can be parked there.
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Lantern District: Section 9.26.010(d) enforces the Section 9.35.080(e) requirement for each use in the Town Center area, with no credit for public parking spaces. A gym at 1 stall per 100 sq ft on Del Prado Avenue or Pacific Coast Highway in the Town Center area has to find that parking itself, so confirm the on-site count before you sign.
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Coastal permit: Section 9.69.020 requires a coastal development permit for development in the Coastal Overlay District, and Section 9.75.040 counts a change in the intensity of use as development. Converting a retail suite to a gym raises parking demand, so ask Planning whether the conversion needs a coastal permit on a PCH site.
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Doheny Village: Section 9.14.020(d) permits Commercial Recreation and Educational Uses in V-C/I, V-C/R and V-MS, and Recreational Uses in V-C/I and V-MS (conditional in V-C/R). For larger-format gyms, climbing or martial arts, the Doheny Village districts along Doheny Park Road permit more of these rows by right than the NC and V/RC districts do.
Zoning, licensing, and demographic figures on this page come from the public records below. Codes and licenses change, so confirm with the city and the licensing agency before you sign.