Planning commission approves site-plan amendment allowing quick‑service restaurant at 3146 Kimball Ave

The Planning Program and Zoning Commission on Feb. 11 approved a site‑plan amendment allowing Troy’s Sandwiches to operate a quick‑service restaurant in part of an existing building at 3146 Kimball Avenue in the S‑1 Shopping Center District.

City planning staff told commissioners the proposed restaurant would occupy 1,504 square feet of a 21,366‑square‑foot building that formerly housed a funeral home and that the site has 43 parking stalls, which staff determined to be adequate. "The proposed site plan amendment would not appear to have a negative impact on vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions in the area," planning staff said during the hearing.

Schrader, a city planning staff member, said the technical review committee had no comments or concerns and recommended approval with one condition: the property owner must submit a separate site‑plan amendment when the remainder of the building is developed. Applicant Troy Morris, who gave his address as 3146 Kimball Avenue, told the commission the restaurant’s proposed hours are "10 to 2 Monday through Bridal, potentially open on the weekends as business grows."

Commissioners asked about the basis for staff’s traffic conclusion and whether any changes to hard surfacing were planned. Schrader said the traffic assessment was an engineering judgment based on the size of the use and its location along Kimball Avenue; Jamie Knudson, the city engineer, confirmed there were no planned changes to the paved parking area and noted stormwater detention would only be required if the applicant reconstructs hard surfacing.

Commissioner Sjoberg moved to approve the site‑plan amendment with the staff condition; Commissioner Shirk seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote.

The commission’s approval requires that any future interior work for the remainder of the building be submitted as a separate site‑plan amendment. The meeting packet indicates the request conforms to the city’s comprehensive plan and future land‑use map for the area.