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Planning commission tables proposed changes to drive-through rules after broad discussion of traffic, aesthetics and large-site exceptions
Summary
Commissioners closed the public hearing and voted 6-0 to table indefinitely a staff proposal that would have prohibited buildings with drive-throughs from being adjacent to one another; commissioners asked staff to research alternative approaches including distance limits, caps per acreage and special-use permit options.
The Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission on May 20 reopened a public hearing on proposed zoning ordinance amendments intended to limit adjacent drive-through facilities, then after extended discussion voted 6-0 to table the item indefinitely so staff can return with refined options.
The proposal under consideration would have removed language that targeted restaurants specifically and instead prohibited two buildings with drive-throughs from being adjacent to one another; staff said the draft language would require a building without a drive-through to separate any two buildings that have drive-throughs.
Why it matters: Commissioners and staff said the goal is to avoid traffic…
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