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Planning board forwards Scooter's Coffee drive‑thru proposal to commission with conditions
Summary
The Planning Board voted 4–0 to forward a special‑exception request to allow a drive‑thru‑only Scooter's Coffee in Tamarac Town Square; presenters said traffic modeling found minimal delays and that mitigation measures (restriping, pull‑forward stalls, walkout door, CCTV and operational controls) will limit queuing and pedestrian conflicts.
The Tamarac Planning Board voted unanimously to forward a special‑exception application that would allow a drive‑thru‑only Scooter's Coffee at an outparcel of Tamarac Town Square.
Civil engineer Alex Stapp described the proposal to adapt a former 7‑Eleven tenant space into a roughly 1,400‑square‑foot drive‑thru only coffee shop. The site plan includes minor pavement reconfiguration, a one‑way counterclockwise traffic flow around the building, restriping, a dedicated walkout/pickup door at the pickup window, and two dedicated pull‑forward parking stalls for order staging. Stapp said the project was designed to meet the city's stacking standard of eight spaces (four between the pickup window and menu board and an additional four to the start of the drive‑thru lane) and to include mitigation measures such as striped pedestrian paths, additional signage, and staff procedures to clear the lane.
Stapp summarized the traffic analysis comparing the proposed Scooter's Coffee to the former 7‑Eleven, saying the drive‑thru was expected to generate substantially fewer peak‑hour trips than the convenience store it would replace: "For instance, in the AM peak hour, 7 11 would be anticipated to generate 171 trips ... Scooter's ... only 38 trips." He added the largest added delay in modeling was roughly half a second for any movement.
Operational controls discussed included staff training, permanent drive‑thru‑only signage, a temporary banner at opening, one weekly delivery scheduled before opening, and installation of CCTV for the drive‑thru. The applicant said the business expects to hire about 20 employees and operate roughly 5 a.m.–8 p.m. weekdays and 6 a.m.–8 p.m. weekends. The board moved and voted to forward the request to the City Commission with the conditions outlined by staff; motion passed 4–0.
