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Commission approves Mo Betas restaurant and Take 5 oil change at Paul Bunyan Plaza with conditions to resolve drive‑through and egress conflicts
Summary
Design reviews for an approximately 1,872‑sq. ft. Mo Betas restaurant with a drive‑through and a 1,517‑sq. ft. Take 5 oil change were approved; commissioners required revised site plans to clarify stacking, exit lanes and pedestrian/ADA access so the two uses operate without conflicts.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved two related design‑review applications Tuesday for commercial pads in the Paul Bunyan Plaza subdivision: an approximately 1,872‑square‑foot Mo Betas restaurant (case 25‑12‑DR) with a drive‑through and a 1,517‑square‑foot Take 5 oil change facility (case 25‑13‑DR). Approvals were conditioned on the applicant resolving site‑layout and circulation issues identified during the hearing.
Marina Lundy, planner for Kuna Development Services, said staff reviewed both applications for code compliance and recommended approval with conditions. Chad Jones of ALC Architecture presented the Mo Betas plan and said access and utilities would connect to Deer Flat Road through the subdivision; Jones noted the lot and block referenced in the packet will change slightly during the preliminary/final plat process but that building design and materials follow the established pattern in the plaza.
Multiple commissioners and staff raised concerns that the initial site plan did not clearly separate Take 5 egress from stacking at the Mo Betas drive‑through. Commissioners and the applicant discussed alternatives including a second travel lane, shifting the Mo Betas building, or adjusting curbing and signage so vehicles leaving the oil change do not travel into the drive‑through queue. Staff and the applicant agreed the most practical fix would be an updated site plan that either relocates the restaurant building slightly or provides a defined travel lane and clear signage directing exiting oil‑change traffic south rather than into the drive‑through queue; staff said utilities and ditch constraints may affect the available options but that adjustments were feasible.
The commission conditioned both approvals on an updated site plan being submitted as a supplement to the decision that demonstrates adequate separation of the Take 5 exit and Mo Betas drive‑through queue, preserved ADA access, and other minor adjustments requested by commissioners. Both motions to approve incorporated the staff conditions and the requirement that the revised site plan be provided prior to signature/permitting; both motions passed by voice vote.
