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Plan Commission approves Starbucks drive‑through at Brighton Square; owner and neighbors raise traffic and snow‑storage concerns
Summary
The commission approved a PUD amendment and final site plan for a Starbucks at 101 W. Sunset Drive (Brighton Square), including a widened driveway/drive‑through lane and landscape requirements; adjacent property owners raised concerns about left‑turn conflicts, snow storage and access for an office building.
The Plan Commission on Feb. 26 approved a PUD amendment, final site plan and architecture for a Starbucks drive‑through to be built in the Brighton Square parking lot at 101 West Sunset Drive, subject to engineering, fire and water utility comments and with staff recommendations for additional landscaping.
Robin (staff presenter) showed plans for a freestanding Starbucks with a drive‑through lane that stacks roughly 15–16 cars, a proposed building footprint, a patio area and a new landscape plan. Because the project widens an existing driveway median (currently about 50 feet) beyond the typical 35‑foot curb opening permitted under city code, the drive opening required Plan Commission and Common Council approval; staff recommended approval of the widening and the site plan, conditioned on…
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