Council approves first reading for 7 Brew Coffee site plan at Lowe’s parking lot

The Hurst City Council on first reading approved ordinance 26-19, a site-plan revision to allow 7 Brew Coffee to build a drive-through kiosk in the Lowe’s parking lot at 770 Grapevine Highway.

Planning staff Michelle presented the proposal, saying the applicant proposes a roughly 820-square-foot building, a two-lane drive-through with a 28-car stacking lane, two landscaped islands (to be maintained by Lowe’s) and a monument sign on Precinct Line Road. Michelle said the plan shifts the entrance further into the shopping center to reduce conflicts with the busy access drive.

Channing Lackland, director of real estate for the franchisee, told the council the company models its operations on high-throughput quick-service restaurants and expects an average service time of about 3 1/2 minutes from order to exit. “We feel very comfortable with the 28-car stack based on how fast our service typically is,” Channing said. He added the business offers beverages only and that Lowe’s had signed off on the site layout.

Council members questioned whether semi-trailer traffic to Lowe’s could pass the drive aisle; Channing and staff said the proposed access is not designed for trailer pass-through and that drivers who pull trailers should be able to recognize that before entering. Staff said the layout provides a bypass lane at the drive-through terminus similar to configurations used at some high-volume quick-service sites.

Council member (speaker 2) moved to approve first reading; the mayor seconded the motion and the council voted in favor. The ordinance will return for a second reading before final action.

The public hearing was opened and closed during the item; no other members of the public spoke on this matter.