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Council approves Huron Street neighborhood market and attached restaurant
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Summary
After a staff presentation and public comments on buffering, truck access and outdoor terraces, council unanimously approved a conceptual site plan to add a two-story restaurant to the Vargas family market at 9150–9160 Huron Street with conditions on landscaping, parking and building permits.
Thornton City Council voted unanimously to approve a conceptual site plan to add a two-story restaurant to a neighborhood market at the southeast corner of Thornton Parkway and Huron Street, a project proponents said will serve nearby apartment residents.
Planner Erin Rogalski described the site and notices sent to neighboring property owners; she told council the property includes two lots — one city-owned — and falls within the community mixed-use future land use category. "This proposal requires one action by city council and staff recommends approval of the CSP," Rogalski said.
Architect Chad Wallace, speaking for the Vargas family, said the project will include an indoor-outdoor, family-focused restaurant with a small bar and a modest stage for low-volume music. Wallace emphasized landscaping and drought-tolerant plant selections and said the design exceeds the site's landscape percentage requirement. "We pride ourselves with great architectural designs and lots of transparency in glass," Wallace said.
Neighbors asked about buffering, truck access and hours: Councilmember Martinez and the applicant confirmed a 15-foot landscape buffer and a fence are proposed adjacent to the Overlook Apartments, and the applicant said deliveries and fire-truck access are accommodated by in-and-out circulation patterns through the lot. The applicant estimated restaurant seating at under 100 persons across both floors and said outdoor terrace hours are likely limited to about 10 or 11 p.m.
Several nearby business owners, including Glacier Car Wash owners Mac and Shauna Cabral, said the development will improve the area and reduce nuisance conditions. "I think the restaurant's gonna be a good thing for that area," Mac Cabral said.
Councilmember Martinez moved approval and Councilmember Alge seconded. The council voted to approve the conceptual site plan unanimously.
Next steps: the grocery store portion is expected to start first; the restaurant is planned as a second phase and will require building permits and any development-level reviews.
