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Meridian council denies In-N-Out drive‑through near Lost Rapids after extended public hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony from residents, staff and the applicant, Meridian City Council voted 5–1 to deny a conditional use permit for an In‑N‑Out drive‑through at the Costco‑anchored shopping center at 10 Mile Road and Lost Rapids Drive, citing incompatibility with adjacent residential areas, traffic and public‑safety concerns.
Meridian City Council voted 5–1 on Sept. 9 to deny a conditional use permit for an In‑N‑Out Burger drive‑through proposed at 5985 North 10 Mile Road, a pad site in the Costco‑anchored shopping center at Lost Rapids Drive.
The council took the de novo appeal after the Planning and Zoning Commission denied the conditional use permit in May. Council members cited the intensity of the chain’s drive‑through demand, the potential for vehicle queuing to affect a private access aisle that serves nearby properties, and the proximity of homes and parks as reasons they could not find the proposal compatible with adjacent residential uses.
The denial came after more than three hours of public testimony. Planning staff summarized the updated materials In‑N‑Out supplied for the de novo review — a revised site and landscape plan, a photometric plan, an operational noise study, queuing observations from three Idaho stores, and proposed limits on store hours and delivery times. Staff told…
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