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Council denies variance for drive-through coffee at Port Washington Road site
Summary
A request to waive the city’s 250-foot separation requirement to allow a drive-through-only 7 Brew at 5265 N. Port Washington Road failed on a 4-2 roll-call vote after council members raised traffic, precedent, and reliance-on-neighboring-parcel concerns.
The Glendale Common Council voted 4-2 to deny a requested waiver of the city code distance requirement that limits new drive-through facilities to no closer than 250 feet from an existing drive-through. The variance would have allowed a drive-through-only 7 Brew at 5265 North Port Washington Road. The motion to approve the waiver was moved by Alderman Doherty and seconded by Alderman Bailey and failed on roll call: Vukovich No; Doherty Yes; Gellhart No; Bailey Yes; Schmalzling No; Shaw No.
Staff and the applicant presented the site plan and supporting analysis. City staff said the site is a permitted restaurant use in the B-1-B zoning district but needs a council waiver because the proposed…
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