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Commission approves parcel map and McDonald’s at Mountain Green Shopping Center
Summary
The Upland Planning Commission approved a tentative parcel map and permits to subdivide a 6.8‑acre parcel at Mountain Green Shopping Center and permit two new drive‑through restaurants, including a 4,270‑square‑foot McDonald’s with a proposed 24‑hour drive‑through.
The Upland Planning Commission approved a tentative parcel map and permits to subdivide a 6.8‑acre portion of the Mountain Green Shopping Center to accommodate two new drive‑through restaurants, including a proposed 4,270‑square‑foot McDonald’s.
Planning staff said the project would split the site into three parcels: Parcel 1 (5.34 acres) to contain the existing Orland’s Furniture building with no modifications, Parcel 2 (0.80 acres) reserved for a future tenant, and Parcel 3 (0.75 acres) to host the new McDonald’s. Staff described restriping, enhanced landscaping with about 20% landscape coverage, EV charging and ADA parking additions and noted the McDonald’s building height would be about 22 feet.
Staff and the applicant said the center will lose roughly 100 parking spaces because of the new construction, leaving the center with about 844 spaces overall. RK Engineering prepared a parking analysis using 42 hours of observations and concluded weekday peak occupancy at the center was about 40% and weekend about 50%. Staff said modeling scenarios showed the center would retain a surplus of spaces even at theoretical full occupancy under the study’s assumptions.
Applicant representative Brian Martini thanked staff for assistance and said the owner plans drought‑tolerant landscaping and believes the new tenants will bring activity and jobs to the center. Scott Wilkinson, area construction manager for McDonald’s, said the company is requesting 24‑hour drive‑through operation; he said dining areas are typically locked around midnight but that drive‑through hours would be 24 hours initially.
Police and staff reviewed hours and required security measures. Staff confirmed that the project will include cameras and that the regional commercial zoning does not set business hours for the site. Commissioners asked about queuing and access near an existing Chick‑fil‑A; staff and the applicant said the design routes queuing off the main drive aisle so stacking should not block Mountain Avenue.
The commission adopted the resolutions and found the project categorically exempt under CEQA (Article 19, §§15315, 15303 and 15332). The motions passed on a 7‑0 vote. The commission noted a 10‑day appeal period. The applicant accepted the conditions of approval at the hearing.
