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Glendale council approves waiver allowing 7 Brew drive‑through on North Port Washington Road
Summary
The Glendale Common Council approved a waiver to the city’s 250‑foot spacing requirement to allow a 7 Brew drive‑through at a subject property on North Port Washington Road after hearing a revised site plan, environmental testing results and legal advice on a late ordinance publication.
The Glendale Common Council approved a waiver of the city code’s 250‑foot spacing requirement to allow a drive‑through for a 7 Brew proposal at a subject property on North Port Washington Road.
City Attorney Baer told the council the ordinance authorizing drive‑throughs in the B‑1 district was passed at a properly noticed meeting and that a late publication by the clerk did not automatically void the change: “the statute says 15 days, but it doesn’t specifically say that an ordinance is necessarily void if it’s published after that deadline.” He advised the council to republish the ordinance and proceed with the application.
Why it matters: The waiver allows a new drive‑through in an area where the city had set a minimum 250‑foot separation between drive‑throughs. Council debate focused on whether the late publication or the proximity to other drive‑throughs should bar…
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