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Commission approves Jim’s Family Restaurant site-plan amendment; requires dumpster enclosure brought into compliance
Summary
The planning commission approved a commercial site-plan amendment for Jim’s Family Restaurant at 7028 Park Avenue to add a walk-in cooler and enclose a service area; commissioners also directed the applicant to bring the dumpster enclosure into compliance with recently amended screening standards.
Riverton planners on Aug. 14 approved a commercial site-plan amendment for Jim’s Family Restaurant, PLC 25-8013, permitting a small building addition to house a walk-in cooler and a roofed service area at the rear of the restaurant.
Staff said the amendment consists of three courses of concrete masonry unit (CMU) block, an EIFS (stucco-like) top band to match existing building finish, and a single-slope metal roof over the new service area. The addition will enclose a previously open service alcove and contain the new walk-in unit; the cooler entrance will be from inside the enclosure.
Tim explained the proposed materials and colors will match the existing building and that the construction will be built to standard site and asphalt specifications. He also noted that the current rear dumpster area has existing posts and gate hardware and that the commission could require the enclosure be completed to match the code’s screening standard.
Eva Stefanzanakis, acting manager for the family-owned restaurant, told commissioners the team planned to place the walk-in cooler in the existing enclosure and place the roof over it. “We are just … build it a little bit bigger. And we're lucky to have that enclosure that's there currently,” she said.
Commissioners discussed the current open appearance of the dumpster area, gate reuse and gate types that withstand truck operations. Several commissioners urged that the enclosure be enclosed with gates or block and that any gates selected be durable (for example a sliding/roller gate to avoid repeated impact by collection vehicles).
Commissioner Matheson moved to approve PLC 25-8013 with conditions 1 and 2 and the added requirement that the dumpster screening be brought into compliance; a second followed and the motion passed unanimously. Staff will finalize the site-plan approval with the listed conditions.
The commission noted the restaurant is a long-standing downtown tenant and recommended the applicant coordinate final material selection with staff so the enclosure blends with the building.
