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Tequesta denies special‑exception fast‑food use for US‑1 gateway parcel, citing safety and scale concerns
Summary
After an extended quasi‑judicial hearing, the Village of Tequesta council denied a special exception for a fast‑food use with a Chipotle pickup lane at 152 Tequesta Drive, citing ingress/egress and neighborhood‑scale concerns; the related site‑plan item was tabled.
The Village of Tequesta council voted to deny a special‑exception request for a fast‑food use with a mobile pickup lane at the former Bank of America site at the southwest corner of U.S. 1 and Tequesta Drive.
Council members heard a lengthy staff and applicant presentation that described redevelopment of the vacant 6,099‑square‑foot building into a combined medical office and a 2,600‑square‑foot fast‑food tenant. The applicant said the proposal would remove three legacy bank drive‑through tunnels, add angled parking, refresh landscaping and rework the building’s elevation. The proposed fast‑food operator would use a “Chipotle lane,” a pre‑ordered pickup window that staff said differs…
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