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Planning Board continues Starbucks drive‑through proposal pending DOT, DEP permits and final plan revisions
Summary
The Wells Planning Board on May 5 reviewed a proposal to split a parking lot at Wells Plaza for a new Starbucks drive‑through. Staff highlighted fire‑truck turning radius, DOT movement‑permit needs and sidewalk/easement issues; the board approved landscape buffers but continued final approval for 60 days pending permits and plan markups.
The Wells Planning Board on May 5 voted to accept several landscaping buffers for a proposed Starbucks drive‑through at Wells Plaza but continued final approval for up to 60 days while the applicant pursues outstanding state permits and plan revisions.
Aaron Goobie of Petroleum Engineering, representing the owner, told the board the project would split an existing, underused parking parcel adjacent to the car wash and build a drive‑through store with on‑site stacking, a drive‑up pickup lane and a pedestrian connector to Route 1. “We are proposing to develop that into a new Starbucks drive through coffee shop,”…
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