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Planning Commission approves Taco Bell remodel with queue-management requirement
Summary
The Placerville Planning Commission approved a site plan review for a Taco Bell remodel at 1240 Broadway, adding conditions that incorporate a queue-management program and require an exterior camera and in-kitchen monitor to trigger staffing responses when drive-through queues grow; the vote was 4-0 and is appealable to City Council within 10 days.
The Placerville Planning Commission unanimously approved a site plan review for a Taco Bell remodel at 1240 Broadway on April 7, 2026, adding conditions that make a queue-management program and camera monitoring an enforceable operational requirement.
Carol Kendrick, director of Development Services, told the commission the item (site plan review 83-005-R) returned after a March 3 presentation. Staff had sought clarity on three matters: drive-through queuing and potential spillover onto Broadway, engineering concerns about signing and striping, and enforceable operational procedures. Kendrick recommended approval subject to modified conditions in the staff report.
The proposal retains the building’s massing while changing finishes, including a…
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