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Paradise advisory board denies Dragon JJ LLC design-review application, cites insufficient design detail and sidewalk waiver confusion
Summary
The Paradise Town Advisory Board denied a waiver of development standards and design-review application from Dragon JJ LLC for an expansion at a Sunset/Decatur shopping center, citing missing tenant designs, parking shortfall, and unclear sidewalk waiver justification.
The Paradise Town Advisory Board voted to deny a waiver of development standards and the related design review for Dragon JJ LLC’s proposed expansion of a shopping-center parcel at Sunset and Decatur Boulevard.
Applicant Pierre Phanthip (listed on the record as "Pierre" and providing a spelled surname) presented an application for expansion of an existing shopping center and asked to allow existing attached sidewalks to remain rather than provide detached sidewalks. The application covered a 0.96-acre portion of a 2.7-acre site in a CG (commercial general) zone within the airport overlay. The applicant said the proposal would add buildings (referred to in the materials as Buildings A, B and C) and that parking requirements called for 46 spaces while the applicant proposed 41 — about a 10% shortfall from the stated requirement.
Board members criticized the application for lacking tenant-specific designs and queuing details for proposed drive-through restaurants. Members noted that design review requires actual building and tenant elevations to evaluate drive-through queuing and circulation (for example, drive-through queuing differs among fast-food operators). The board also expressed confusion over language in the application about sidewalks: the waiver request and supporting documents appeared inconsistent about whether detached sidewalks would be provided or existing attached sidewalks would remain.
After extended discussion and requests for clarified drawings and a consistent sidewalk justification, a board member moved to deny the application. The motion passed by voice vote. The board advised the applicant to return with a thorough design submittal that includes tenant layouts, precise queuing plans for any drive-through facilities, and a consistent sidewalk plan showing whether sidewalks will be detached or remain attached.
No members of the public spoke on the item. The board’s denial was procedural and directed the applicant to revise and resubmit with complete design materials for future review.
