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Planning commission grants conditional approval for drive‑through coffee stand at Cedar Crest Boulevard
Summary
The commission gave conditional preliminary‑final approval to a 7 Brew drive‑through at 385 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., subject to staff and city comment‑letter items including pedestrian access, lighting, bike parking and dumpster siting.
The Allentown City Planning Commission on Sept. 16 granted conditional preliminary approval for a 7 Brew drive‑through coffee stand proposed at 385 South Cedar Crest Boulevard in the Cedar Point Shopping Center, subject to the applicant satisfactorily addressing city staff comments.
Planning staff described the submission as a new drive‑through building with a canopy, a cooler/storage structure, dumpster enclosure, site repaving, some pavement replaced with landscaping, exterior lighting and landscaping. The site plan proposes two drive‑through lanes designed to queue up to 25 vehicles and 12 parking spaces; the use is permitted in the B‑3 Highway Business District. Staff noted the proposal includes no indoor or outdoor seating and that it does not support multimodal transportation encouraged by the comprehensive plan.
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