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Commission grants two waivers for Kroger development on Winchester Road, with conditions
Summary
The Planning Commission approved two zoning waivers for a proposed Kroger grocery and fueling center on Winchester Road — one for bicycle parking layout and one for a wider commercial entrance — subject to added bike spaces and a raised pedestrian crossing and other conditions.
The Planning Commission approved two waivers requested by the developer of a Kroger-anchored site along Winchester Road, allowing bicycle parking to be distributed across the site rather than concentrated within 20 feet of a primary entrance, and permitting a wider at-grade commercial entrance than the standard drawing specifies.
Chris Chaney, planning staff, explained the requests and the applicable standards. "Article 16-12B of the zoning ordinance ... states where bicycle parking is provided externally such parking shall be located adjacent to the building and within 20 feet of a building main entrance," Chaney said, summarizing the code language and noting that, because of the project's scale, meeting that rule in a single location would require roughly 1,000 square feet of concentrated bicycle parking.
The applicant, represented by Brandon…
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