2017-47 Granting Conditional Use Permit Drive-Through Facility 760 S Franklin Street

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Item Coversheet Page 1 of 2 in Economic&Community Development DATE: 9/22/2017 MEMO: No. 17-24 TO: Honorable Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe and City Council FROM: Tim Gleason,City Manager Raymond Lai,AICP,Economic and Community Development Director Suzan Stickle,Senior Planner SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit at 760 South Franklin Street to add a drive-through facility to an existing restaurant in the B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the Conditional Use Permit for a drive-through facility. The City Plan Commission voted 8-0 to recommend approval of this petition at the September 7,2017 meeting;the minutes of the meeting are attached. BACKGROUND: The subject site,located at 760 South Franklin Street,contains a 1,700 square foot commercial structure housing a restaurant. The subject site is zoned B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District. The subject petition requests a Conditional Use Permit to allow for a drive-through facility in the B-1 Neighborhood Shopping District. TKG'S Wing Heaven is a franchise that has been operating for a couple of years in Decatur and has a new online ordering service where patrons can pay for their order and just stop by the restaurant to pick up.The petitioner would like to convert an existing window into a drive-through pick-up window so that patrons ordering online may have the option and convenience of staying in their vehicles. The petitioner is proposing to only have five(5)stacking spaces instead of the required ten(10)stacking spaces as there will be no menu/order board on site. Staff supports the proposed Conditional Use Permit,as the addition of a drive-through facility will help to expand the abilities of the business to better serve their patrons. Staff believes the proposed reduction in stacking spaces to five(5)should not cause any issues with congestion as there will be no menu/order board on site. Online orders will be placed and paid beforehand, and therefore considerably reducing the amount of time a patron will have to wait in line in their vehicle. According to Section XXII.A.3.there are three standards which must be met in order to grant a Conditional Use Permit. The first standard requires that the use be"necessary for the public convenience at the location." The proposed use is generally compatible with the area along South Franklin Street and the drive-through facility will provide a service which can be utilized by residents. The proposed use also meets the second standard. The facility is located and designed to be operated in a manner in which the public health,safety and welfare will be protected. Last,the facility should not cause injury to the value of other properties in the area as stated by the third standard. The addition of a drive-through facility to the existing restaurant use should not cause injury to the value of other properties in the area. POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: No members of the public spoke at the public hearing. INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: The petition has been approved by the City's Technical Review Committee;Planning,Engineering and Fire. https://decatur.novusagenda.com/AgendaWeb/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=1286 10/2/2017