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Taco Bell concept at Tevis site draws strong neighborhood concern over traffic and access
Summary
Developer presented a concept for a Taco Bell at the Tevis site (529 East Baltimore Street) with an accompanying future quick‑service lot. Residents and commissioners raised traffic, pedestrian‑safety and parking concerns; the commission asked for the traffic consultant to present the final traffic study at the next Planning Commission meeting.
City planning staff and the developer presented a concept plan to build a 2,118‑square‑foot Taco Bell at the former Tevis/Rob’s Tower Motors site at East Baltimore Street, reconfiguring two existing parcels so each has East Baltimore frontage and reserving a second lot for a future quick‑service restaurant.
Lauren Smyth of Dynamic Engineering described a phased project: Lot 1 (about 1.14 acres) would house the Taco Bell with a single‑lane drive‑through, 24 parking spaces (including two accessible spaces), a menu board and a proposed freestanding monument sign. Lot 2 (about 1.09 acres) is shown conceptually as a 2,500‑square‑foot quick‑service restaurant requiring about 25 spaces in the concept layout. Smyth said the combined development reduces site impervious cover from about 61.5% to roughly 50.7% and…
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