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Planning commission declines recommendation for Panda Express drive-through on Cook Road amid access and traffic concerns
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 4–0 to recommend denial of a proposed Panda Express drive-through on Cook Road, citing driveway spacing, on-site circulation, incomplete stacking and lighting documentation, and unresolved traffic mitigation recommendations from the city's traffic consultant.
The City of North Ridgeville Planning Commission on April 8 voted 4–0 against recommending approval of a proposed Panda Express drive-through restaurant on Cook Road, citing unresolved access-management and traffic-circulation concerns and missing technical submissions.
Planning staff told commissioners the project site consists of three parcels in the B3 Highway Commercial District and that the proposed 2,700-square-foot building would include a double drive-through. Staff noted the applicant planned to use the curb cut shared with an adjacent Starbucks and remove a separate curb cut to the east, but recommended additional measures: lot consolidation as a condition of approval, removal of three parking…
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