Design Review Board

^^ Mayor Council President Councilors CT"OF,Wood John C. Miner Jairo Rios-Campos LynneaAmend Mark dark DaraTan Village DESIGN REVIEWBOARD MEETING MINUTES DECEMBER 15, 2022 PRESENT Mayor T. Scott Harden, Chair Jim Mott, Design Review Board Members Stanley Dirks, LindaJensen and Steve Zebrowski, Planner Lauren Scott, City Manager Greg Dirks, Public Works Director John Niiyama and interested parties. ABSENT Design Review Board Member Alien Montiel. CITY FILE#DR22-03 DESIGN REVIEWFORA NEWDRIVE.THRU RESTAURANT Lauren Scottpresented the design reviewapplication DR22-03for a new2, 325square-footdrive-thru Chipotle restaurant. The project site is located near Lowes, is currently vacant and is surrounded by other town center businesses. The proposal is for a 2, 325 square foot building with a 400 square foot patio, outdoorseating, drive-thru, publicplaza, and landscapingwith accessoffWoodVillageBlvd. Drive-thru use is permitted in the zone and the proposal meets the 4000 square foot plaza requirement, parking standards, relates to the surrounding environment and elements attractive serve their function. The minimum .4 FARis not met, butthe applicationcan be approved with a variance. Applicant Steve Russell with Cire Equity thanked stafffor their help throughout the project. Zebrowskiasked ifthe construction will be concurrentwith the Chick-Fil-Adevelopment. Russell respondedthatChipotlewill likely buildfirst, butthere may be someconcurrency. Mott asked how traffic flow and other businesses would be impacted if construction is concurrent. Russell respondedthatthe site hasa large areaforstaging and the CCRrequiresthe drivewaybetween the two locations to remainopen. Also, Chick-Fil-Ais required to stageon theirparcel, Theywill workto maintain construction separation and access. Mott asked whatthe plan is to use wood in the building design, Russell noted that wood would primarily be used to encase the drive-thm pickup area. Mott noted thatthe landscapinglooksgood. Planning Commission Minutes December 15, 20221 Page 1 Dirksaddedthatthiscompliments the workthatChick-Fil-Ais planning. Russell noted thatthiswill be a full-servicesit-down restaurantin additionto a mobileorderonly drive-thru. Jensen asked if the drive-thru will also be used for uber, doordash, etc. Russell responded affirmatively. Mott asked what happens ifsomeone enters the drive-thru to place an order. Russell noted there is an escape lane. Upon motion by Jensen, seconded by S. Dirks and passing 4-0, DR22-03 with a variance to FAR standards subject to conditions of approval to assure compliance with City standards was approved. OTHER ITEMS Dirks presented updates on current building, design, and development projects. Permits are in process for Tany's Bakery. Installation of the new crosswalks on Halsey will begin in January. There have been permit inquiries at the ByWay for a sushi bento restaurant and inquiries at the Town Center for a red cross donation center. The building set for Chipotle should be submitted in January with Chick-Fil-A a couple months after that. The County is looking at solutions to fix the issue around the southern turn lane into Lowes. Mott asked ifthe issuewill be resolved before Chipotleopens. Dirksresponded hopefully. Dirksnoted the Grand Rondeis still workingon theirfederal trust applicationand it's a multiyearprocess. The applicationsubmittal is a very iterative process, and the trafficimpactanalysishasseveral intersectionsthatare difficultto remediate. They are looking at several options as they must designfor peak traffic movement. The City Council met with Grand Ronde and got a tour of the newelder housing and energyefficient/ netzero buildings. Zebrowski mentioned that parking at the corner of238th Dr and Maple causes issues with site lines for pulling outand pedestriansafety. Jensen added that the warning light on the hill is also not working right. Dirks responded that the County is aware. Jensen mentioned that the fence at 239th and Hotladay gets a lot of graffiti and noted that the hill there off Glisangets treacherousin inclementweather. Niiyama commented that is a hot spot for de-icing and sand. Dirksaddedthat usingdeiceris very dependenton weather Planning Commission Minutes December 15, 2022 | Page 2 ADJOURN With no furtherbusinesscoming beforethe Commission, the PlanningCommission adjourned at 6:45 pm Jim Mo CHAIR ATTEST: CITYRECORDER Planning Commission Minutes December 15, 2022 | Page 3