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Lorain zoning board approves Dunkin’ variance, requires right‑turn‑only exit and curb buildout

5768510 · June 4, 2025
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Summary

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance and recommended conditions for a double drive‑through at Dunkin’ (5494 Levitt Road), requiring the site’s dedicated exit be right‑turn‑only with a curb buildout to discourage left turns; approval was conditioned on Planning Commission sign‑off.

The Lorain Zoning Board of Appeals voted June 4 to approve a variance related to a proposed double drive‑through at Dunkin’ located at 5494 Levitt Road, conditioning approval on a dedicated right‑turn‑only exit with a curb buildout and on subsequent Planning Commission approval.

Brigitte Tipton, an architect with Metis Design, told the board the project is a renovation of an existing, nonconforming Dunkin’ site that will remove a Baskin‑Robbins space and add a double drive‑through to meet a corporate requirement. “This is a renovation of an existing Dunkin’… we are working to improve a nonconforming site to what…

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