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Florissant holds public hearing for Go Go Boba Cafe special-use permit at 1285 N. Highway 67
Summary
Owners of Go Go Boba Cafe and their engineer described plans to reuse an existing building for a sit-down and drive-through cafe; councilors questioned seating, stacking and outdoor music. The council closed the public hearing and took the matter to first reading as Bill No. 10031.
The Florissant City Council held a public hearing Monday on a special-use permit application from Linda and Zoe LLC, doing business as Go Go Boba Cafe, to operate a sit-down, carry-out and drive-through cafe at 1285 North Highway 67.
Mark Kilgore, the civil engineer for the project and a representative of THD Design Group, told the council the proposal would reuse the existing building and parking layout at the former Traverse Auto Plaza and add an outdoor seating area protected by bollards. Kilgore said the application includes six-car stacking for the drive-through, and “we have about room for 7, maybe 8 cars of stacking,” describing additional space for vehicles to park if the stack reaches capacity.
Owner Hien (Hing) Tan said the cafe will sell boba tea and small fast-food items; she said there is no current plan to seek a liquor license for this business. “No liquor license. No liquor license at all,” Tan told the council. She said the business expects indoor seating of about 15–22 patrons and roughly 12–16 people in the outdoor seating area.
Council members asked about the exterior condition of the building, the paint color scheme and the acoustic plan for outdoor music. Councilman Caputo said the building’s peeling paint would be addressed; Kilgore said architectural color renderings had been submitted to city staff and that the exterior would be repainted white and light blue. Councilman Egan asked about hours and music; Tan said the cafe would close around 8 to 9 p.m. and that the outdoor sound would be ambient, “elevator type” background music, not live performances.
After hearing no public comments in opposition, Councilman Caputo moved to close the public hearing; Councilman Harris seconded. The council then read Bill No. 10031 for first reading, an ordinance to authorize the special use permit for Linda and Zoe LLC, d/b/a Go Go Boba Cafe. No final vote on the permit was taken during the meeting; the matter remains before the council for subsequent readings or action.
