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Planning board approves Cannon Dial Elm Club kitchen and dining expansion with parking variances and environmental conditions
Summary
The board granted preliminary and final site plan approval and two parking variances to the Cannon Dial Elm Club at 21 Prospect Avenue, approving a second‑floor kitchen/servery addition that adds about 45–50 seats, subject to conditions including dark‑sky lighting, bird‑safe glass or film, a construction cost estimate, and a landscape plan.
The Princeton Planning Board voted to approve preliminary and final major site plan application P2525‑692P for the Cannon (Canon) Dial Elm Club at 21 Prospect Avenue on Feb. 19, granting two parking‑related variances and a set of conditions recommended by staff and the Environmental Commission.
The club proposed a second‑floor addition of approximately 1,368 square feet above the loading area to expand kitchen, servery and dining room space, adding roughly 45–50 seats. "Currently, we're at about 215 members," Charles Friyer, chairman of the club’s graduate board, said during testimony. He explained the addition is designed to increase dining capacity while preserving staff parking and existing operational patterns.
Applicant engineer Russell Smith presented site…
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