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Commission approves subdivision and site plans for Chase Bank and Starbucks at Floyd Mayfield and Murfreesboro; permits conditional on easements
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a two‑lot subdivision and site plans to accommodate a Chase Bank and a Starbucks at 101 Floyd Mayfield Drive, but city staff said no building permits will issue until required water/sewer easements are acquired or designs are revised.
The La Verne Planning Commission on May 20 approved a two‑lot final plat and site plans for a Chase Bank and a Starbucks at 101 Floyd Mayfield Drive after staff said outstanding utility easements must be secured before permits are issued.
Planning staff member Logan described the subdivision that will create two lots at the intersection of Floyd Mayfield Drive and Murfreesboro Road. "This applicant is requesting site plan approval for a Chase Bank, and it would be constructed at the corner of Floyd Mayfield Drive and Murfreesboro Road," Logan said. The agenda packet showed the Chase Bank as a 3,333‑square‑foot building with an attached drive‑through and a separate lot for a Starbucks (about 2,500 square feet).
City utilities staff read a formal condition into the record: "No permits will be issued by the city until those easements have been acquired, or they have changed their design to get utilities deployed Mayfield," the utilities representative said. Planning and utilities staff reiterated that water and sewer access must be secured via recorded easements to the north or the design must be revised to access adjacent public rights of way.
Representatives for the applicants acknowledged the condition. Nick Madonia, a site representative for the Chase Bank applicant, said: "We're working with David and his group to make sure all that gets settled." David Abbey of Development and Management Group, the Starbucks applicant, likewise told the commission the team would "work through that." Both applicants also confirmed they will construct sidewalks to the property line.
The site plans show shared access between the two lots, separate dumpster enclosures for each business, and landscape buffers that meet city standards. Planning staff noted the Chase Bank materials comply with the city's architectural overlay requirements and that parking exceeds city minimums. Staff also said the design reflects a TDOT requirement to remove an auxiliary lane on Murfreesboro Road as part of the construction.
Commissioners approved the final plat and both site plans by voice vote after motions to accept the items "as submitted." The approvals carry the utilities condition noted above; city staff told the record that building permits will not be issued until easements providing water and sewer access are obtained or design alternatives are accepted by the city.
Next steps include recording the subdivision plat and the applicants resolving the easement and permitting items with city engineering and utilities staff before permit issuance.
