Placement: Public Hearing - Quasi Judicial
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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P24-152 Harbor Village (fka Gatlin Pointe Phase II) - Special Exception Use
Location: At the southwest of the intersection of SW Gatlin Boulevard and SW East Calabria Circle.
Legal Description: Gatlin Pointe Lots 3 and 4 (OR Book 114, Page 27)
This is a request to allow two (2) restaurants with drive-through service lanes in the General Commercial (CG) zoning district, pursuant to Section 158.124(C)(13) of the Zoning Code. One of the proposed drive-throughs will include a menu board for ordering, while the other will operate without a menu board.
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Submitted By: Bethany Grubbs, AICP, Senior Planner/Public Art Program
Executive Summary: The applicant is seeking to modify a condition placed on the previously approved SEU (P21-237), for drive-through service, which prohibited menu boards for two (2) restaurants with drive-through service lanes in the General Commercial (CG) zoning district. The original SEU approval included a condition that drive-through windows operate only for pick-up or mobile orders, without menu boards. This current request is to modify that condition to allow the installation of one (1) menu board for ordering at one of the two approved drive-throughs. The second drive-through will continue to operate without a menu board. This amendment remains consistent with Section 158.124(C)(13) of the Zoning Code.
Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Board recommend approval of the proposed resolution subject to the following condition of approval: 1. A menu board is permitted only in the westernmost drive-through lane. Any proposal to add a menu board to the easternmost lane shall require City Council review and approval through an amendment to the special exception use, including evaluation of traffic impacts.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Board amend the recommendation and amend the recommendation and recommend approval of the proposed resolution.
2. Move that the Board denial of the proposed resolution.
Background: The Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) recommended approval of the request at their October 23, 2024 meeting.
On December 5, 2022, the applicant was approved for a special exception use (P21-237) to allow two (2) restaurants with drive-through service in the General Commercial (CG) zoning district subject to the condition of approval that the drive-thru windows only operate for pick-up or mobile ordering and have no menu boards, otherwise the applicant will have to come back before Council for approval.
Issues/Analysis: A stacking analysis was provided that shows that the proposed two drive-through lanes and installation of one menu board are of sufficient length to not interfere with traffic circulation and parking. The queuing analysis determined that a seven (7) car queue length from the pickup window would be appropriate. This development proposes a 160-foot drive thru lane at each restaurant, sufficient to accommodate a minimum of eight (8) vehicles at each lane. Traffic should not adversely affect the transportation level of service for adjacent roads.
Special Consideration: N/A
Location of Project: The site is located at the southwest of the intersection of SW Gatlin Boulevard and SW East Calabria Circle.
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Cover Letter and Background Materials
3. SEU Responses
4. Site Plan
5. Public Works Traffic Memo
6. Queuing Analysis
7. Agent Authorization Letter
8. Warranty Deed
9. Staff Presentation