Orange / Central Orange County
Big-box gyms are spread across the city rather than clustered: 24 Hour Fitness has three clubs (North Tustin Street at 2102, East Chapman Avenue at 3521 and West Orangewood Avenue at 3600) and Crunch is on West Metropolitan Drive at 3901. Boutique formats are thin: Orangetheory at 1500 E. Village Way and 9Round on North Glassell Street are the only studio brands we could confirm, while Club Pilates, CorePower Yoga, Solidcore, F45, Burn Boot Camp and LA Fitness list no Orange location on their own sites. Health clubs are permitted by right in all four regular commercial zones, the Katella Avenue CR zone and all five mixed use zones, so the harder question is usually parking, not zoning.
Population
138,266
Median HHI
$117,113
Median age
37.2
Homeownership
56.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
Primary retail corridors
Chapman Avenue · Tustin Street · Glassell Street · Katella Avenue · Main Street · La Veta Avenue
Specific shopping centers in Orange that already carry credible co-tenancy for this use. Listed in approximate order of fit.
1500 East Village Way
Anchors / key tenants: Target, Burlington
Value-tilted center on Tustin Street. The enclosed mall portion closed on January 31, 2024 and the site is planned for residential redevelopment, so confirm which buildings remain before touring.
20 City Boulevard West
Anchors / key tenants: AMC Theatres, Nike Factory Store, Saks OFF 5TH, Last Call by Neiman Marcus
Open-air outlet center (former Block at Orange) owned by Simon Property Group. National outlet/value retail plus a dining and entertainment ring serving the 5/22 freeway interchange. Strong regional pull from Anaheim and Garden Grove.
Existing operators are the most honest comp for whether a use can support Orange rents. These are publicly visible fitness space businesses currently trading in the market.
24 Hour Fitness, Orange Village Super-Sport
2102 N. Tustin Street, Orange, CA 92865
Per 24 Hour Fitness's club page. On the North Tustin Street corridor.
24 Hour Fitness, Orange Chapman Sport
3521 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, CA 92869
Per 24 Hour Fitness's club page. East Chapman Avenue.
24 Hour Fitness, Orangewood Sport
3600 W. Orangewood Avenue, Orange, CA 92868
Per 24 Hour Fitness's club page. West Orange.
Crunch Fitness Orange
3901 W. Metropolitan Drive, Orange, CA 92868
Per Crunch's club page, which lists hours of 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday to Thursday and a HIITZone class area.
Orangetheory Fitness Orange (studio 0287)
1500 E. Village Way, #2340, Orange, CA 92865
Per Orangetheory's studio page. The address is the one the catalog gives for The Village at Orange.
9Round Orange, Glassell
3135 N. Glassell Street, Orange, CA 92865
Kickboxing circuit studio, per 9Round's studio page.
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Classification: Table 17.13.030 (Ordinance 13-18, 2018) lists Health Clubs as P in CP/C1, C-TR, C2, C3 and CR and in OTMU-15S, OTMU-15, OTMU-24, NMU-24 and UMU, and not permitted in OP. Class-based studios may instead be treated as an Instructional Use, which Chapter 17.04 defines to include physical fitness, martial arts and dance instruction. Ask Planning which category your format falls in, since the parking rules differ. The chapter has been amended many times since 2018, so confirm the current rows.
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Instructional use test: Instructional Use is P*/C+ in every commercial and mixed use zone. Under Section 17.13.040(MM) it is permitted only if it is no more parking intensive than the prior permitted use of the same suite; if it is, it needs a conditional use permit from the Zoning Administrator (Section 17.10.030(E)(1)(e)).
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Parking math: Table 17.34.060(B) parks instructional uses at 1 space per employee plus 4 spaces per 10 students at maximum class capacity, and the Zoning Administrator can approve different standards through a conditional use permit. A studio running 40-person classes with 4 staff needs 20 spaces, where 4,000 SF of general retail needs 16. Health clubs have no listed rate, so under Section 17.34.070 the Community Development Director picks the most comparable use. In centers over 25,000 SF, uses with their own rate are counted at that rate rather than the center rate, so bring a class schedule and peak-hour count to the first meeting.
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Indoors only: Section 17.18.080 requires uses in the commercial districts to be conducted entirely inside a building, and outdoor training is not on its list of exceptions. Boot camp classes in the parking lot or on a sidewalk would need the Director's determination, and the lease should say whether the landlord allows it at all.
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Katella Avenue: the CR zone was created for the Katella corridor near the stadium and arena and allows Health Clubs by right. Crunch on West Metropolitan Drive and 24 Hour Fitness on West Orangewood Avenue are the large-format gyms on the west side, but we did not confirm their zones, so check each parcel before assuming CR rules apply.
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The Village at Orange: Orangetheory's Suite 2340 shares the 1500 E. Village Way address, but the enclosed mall closed on January 31, 2024, its interior was demolished during 2024, and the manager plans housing on the site. Get the site plan showing which buildings will stay and a relocation or termination clause in writing before committing build-out dollars there.
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.