| | | | | | | | CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Monday, February 12, 2018 | 
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| | | | | | | | Subject | 531 West 79th Street: Approval of Site Plan to construct Panera Bread
| | Section | NEW BUSINESS | Item No: H.3. | Prepared By
| Bob Generous, Senior Planner | File No: PC 2018-02 |
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| | | | | | | | PROPOSED MOTION
“City Council approves the site plan for a 4,500 square-foot, one-story restaurant with drive-through facilities, plans prepared by CEI Engineering Associates, Inc. dated revised November 30, 2017, subject to the conditions of the staff report, as amended, and adopts the Planning Commission’s Findings of Fact.”
Approval requires a Simple Majority Vote of members present. |
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY |
The applicant is requesting site plan approval to construct a 4,500 square-foot, one-story restaurant with drive-through facilities using Exterior Insulating Finishing System (EIFS) as a primary building material. |
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| | | | | | | | | BACKGROUND |
Planning Commission Summary
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 2, 2018 to review the proposed site plan. The Planning Commission voted 5 - 0 to recommend approval of the site plan subject to the conditions of the staff report. The Planning Commission agreed with staff that additional architectural articulation should be made to the building and that these changes be prepared prior to City Council review.
Planning Commission minutes for January 2, 2018 are included in the consent agenda for the January 22, 2018 City Council packet. |
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION |
Staff has been working extensively with the applicant to develop building architectural detailing that meets the city’s expectations. The applicant has responded with the attached building elevations dated January 15, 2018, which comply with city ordinances.
The building consists of two tones of EIFS, white and gray, with graystone brick finish at the entrance, the drive-through, and as a base material around the entire building. The applicant has also incorporated additional windows on the north, west, and south elevations. In areas where transparent windows were not appropriate, spandrel windows are being installed. The canopies above the entrance and the drive-through will be painted a contrasting color from the windows and doors. They are currently leaning toward the use of Berber White.
The applicant has provided support material regarding the EIFS finish that assures staff that the material is of the highest quality and will be reinforced to a minimum of six feet above grade with a mesh that will help protect the material from penetrations. Staff has queried the building official regarding the use of EIFS and was assured that it provides an exterior finish comparable to stucco. Given the specifications of the system being proposed, staff supports its use in the building elevations as shown. |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION |
Staff recommends approval of the site plan for Panera Bread subject to the amended conditions of approval. |
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