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Commission approves Beans & Brews drive-up window at 760 West Price River Drive with safety conditions
Summary
Price City planning commissioners approved a conditional use permit allowing Beans & Brews to add a drive-up window at 760 West Price River Drive. Approval included conditions: painted fire-lane and 'do not block' markings, stop and pedestrian signage, relocation of handicap parking, building permits and a requirement for physical barriers (bollards or similar) to prevent staging-area incursions.
Price City’s Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit Feb. 23 allowing Beans & Brews to add a drive-up window at 760 West Price River Drive after commissioners secured safety and circulation conditions.
Jed Waldron, representing Associated Foods and the Beans & Brews operator, described remodeling the former Starbucks space and installing a drive-through kiosk, outdoor seating and an exterior door for customer access. "We're bringing in Beans and Brews," Waldron said, noting the company is Utah owned and the layout will include a kiosk, queueing lanes and the capability for attendants to take orders from tablets during busy periods.
Commissioners raised concerns that the proposed drive-through sits on the opposite side of the building from typical traffic flow and could create crossing traffic and congestion. Commissioners sought explicit mitigation measures: painted red fire-lane markings labeled "do not block," stop signs at the menu board, obvious pedestrian signage, relocation of handicap parking, adherence to the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act (no smoking near tables), building permits, and cross-lot access agreements.
The applicant initially estimated removing about 8–9 parking stalls, later indicating the removal could be closer to 18 stalls when accounting for reorientation; handicap parking will be relocated. Commissioners requested a physical barrier to prevent parked cars from cutting through the drive-up staging area; the motion to approve the conditional use permit included a requirement for bollards, posts, or similar physical delimiters. The permit includes a clause that no drive-up awning can be installed without specific approval from the Price City fire chief.
A motion to approve the conditional use permit with the added barrier requirement was made, seconded and passed by voice vote. The applicant said site work may begin this week, subject to compliance with the permit conditions and required building and safety inspections.
The permit’s written conditions (read into the record) require LED lighting for customer and vehicle areas, compliance with Price City Land Use Management and Development Code, a Price City business license prior to operation, compliance with common-area management and cross-lot access agreements, a properly enclosed dumpster with adequate service, menu board placement and staging-area markings, painted red fire-lane 'do not block' designation, stop signage at the secondary vehicle staging/menu board, pedestrian signage, no loading in the drive-up area, and adherence to property maintenance standards.
