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Commission approves Pollo Campero at 2740 Mission with neighborhood conditions and a one‑year review
Summary
After heated public comment from Bartlett Street neighbors who said the chain would act like fast food and cause odor/noise/garbage problems, the commission approved Pollo Campero’s conditional use at 2740 Mission Street, adding conditions including closed skylights/windows, specified sound/ventilation measures, routing of building permit plans back to planning for neighborhood review and a one‑year informational report back.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously May 26 to grant conditional use authorization for a Pollo Campero restaurant at 2740 Mission Street, after a contentious public discussion and negotiations that produced additional conditions intended to protect nearby residents.
Staff said the applicant revised plans to enclose and insulate a rear patio, added a second ingress and reached out to neighborhood and community organizations. Sponsor counsel Philip Lesser and community liaison Luis Aguilar described outreach and said the project will provide up to 60 jobs and 76 seats. Sponsor materials included many neighborhood support signatures and several merchant and neighborhood letters in favor.
Neighbors from Bartlett Street argued the operation would function as fast food, risk increasing trash and odor, and asked for meaningful construction‑plan review and enforceable operational conditions. Speakers recommended planning‑department review of construction drawings, requirements for high‑rated wall and skylight insulation, dedicated on‑site trash and recycling areas, no operable skylights/windows toward residential yards, and a requirement that staff hold permits for 10–15 days and notify interested neighbors when building permits are filed.
Commissioners and staff negotiated added safeguards: project plans will be routed to Building and then routed back to Planning prior to permit issuance so planning staff can confirm plans conform to the commission's approval; staff offered to hold permits for up to 15 days and notify interested neighbors for review; windows/skylights as shown will not be operable; trash, composting and recycling storage will be shown on construction drawings; and commissioners requested an informational report back in one year to confirm operational compliance.
Commissioners emphasized the applicant must meet conditions and warned that failure to comply could prompt stronger neighborhood actions on any future expansion. The project sponsor accepted the conditions; the motion for approval with conditions passed unanimously.
What’s next: Sponsor to submit final construction drawings to DBI and planning staff; planning staff will route permits for verification and conduct a one‑year report back to the commission on adherence to conditions.
