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*Concur with the Zoning Board of Appeals and Adopt the Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit for Dutch Bros Coffee authorizing a Drive-Through Facility at 316 Madison Street
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Introduction
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The Petitioner, Dutch Bros Coffee, seeks special use approval to construct a two-lane drive through facility located at 316 Madison Street in the MS Madison Street Zoning District.
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Recommended Action
Concur with the Zoning Board of Appeals and Adopt an Ordinance approving the Petitioner's request for a special use permit for a drive-through facility.
Prior Board Action
There is no prior Board action associated with this item.
Background
The Subject Property is made up of two parcels under common ownership and totaling 17,554 square feet. It is located near the northeast corner of the intersection of Ridgeland Avenue and Madison Street. Most recently, the existing building on the site was a fast-food restaurant with a drive-through facility. The building on the property is currently vacant.
The Applicant, Dutch Bros Coffee, proposes to demolish the existing building and construct a new 1,236 square foot building. Additional proposed improvements include landscaping, lighting, and new parking lot striping. The rear alley access to the north of the building would be closed to the public and only accessible for service and delivery vehicles; all customers would enter and exit from Madison Street.
To accommodate the proposed site and building configuration, featuring a two-lane drive-through facility, the Applicant also requested variances from the Zoning Board of Appeals to 1) allow the building location to exceed the build-to-zoning requirement, 2) allow onsite parking to be located to the side of the building rather than to the rear of the building, 3) allow one bypass lane to service two drive-through lanes, and 4) allow more than one onsite menu board. The ZBA approved all variance requests. The Resolution appro...
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