Board considers use restrictions for Highway 76 parcel as Kroger asks for 35% alcohol cap

An unspecified board met to consider proposed use restrictions for a parcel on Highway 76, including a limit on restaurants that serve alcohol.

The board’s facilitator opened the item, saying the board would "approve or reject certain use restrictions for a parcel located in ... Highway 76 as requested by the company." Unidentified board members noted staff review and said Valerie had worked on the files.

Eva Long, identified as the construction manager for Kroger, described the company’s requested restriction. "The restriction that we're asking for that pertains to restaurants with alcohol, right now, it's a 35%," Long said, adding the cap reflects Kroger’s experience with businesses at other shopping centers and a desire to limit rowdy tenants.

An unidentified board member said the city had asked Kroger not to include an alcohol restriction because the community needs restaurants. Following discussion, "a motion to approve" the restrictions was made and seconded; the facilitator then asked "All in favor?" The transcript does not provide a named mover, seconder, or a complete roll-call tally for the vote.

Board members also discussed tax treatment for the parcel. The facilitator noted the payment "will affect the PILOT debt property" and said the parcel "will be taxed at the regular commercial rate from this point." The transcript does not include further detail about the PILOT calculation or final vote outcome.

The matter appears to have been advanced on the agenda; the record excerpt does not specify any required follow-up or filing dates.

Next steps: the transcript does not record whether the board scheduled further hearings or sent the restriction to another body for final approval.