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Beavercreek council approves Chick‑fil‑A site plan with amended sidewalk condition
Summary
The Beavercreek City Council approved a specific site plan for a 5,218‑square‑foot Chick‑fil‑A near Presidential Drive and Colonel Glenn Highway, amending condition 18 to let the city engineer and planner set sidewalk access location (favoring Presidential Drive over Colonel Glenn).
The Beavercreek City Council on May 4 approved a specific site plan (PUD 26‑1, SSP #1) for a proposed 5,218‑square‑foot Chick‑fil‑A with a two‑lane drive‑through on roughly 1.95 acres near Presidential Drive and Colonel Glenn Highway.
City staff described the site as a triple‑frontage lot in a PUD that permits drive‑through restaurants and said the plan shows 74 parking spaces where 69 are required. The staff report noted on‑site drive‑through stacking room for up to about 67 vehicles and outlined building materials, a parapet to screen roof HVAC, and landscape buffering along Colonel Glenn.
During council questions, members expressed concern about pedestrian safety and whether sidewalk access should tie directly to Colonel Glenn or to Presidential Drive, the private street that serves Wright State. City planning staff said an ADA‑compliant connection from Colonel Glenn would require substantial grading and switchbacks and could encourage pedestrians to walk through the drive‑through lane. Staff and planning commission recommended approval subject to 18 conditions.
Councilmember Bales moved to amend condition 18 to require that "a sidewalk access point shall be located at the discretion of the city engineer and city planner," noting the council’s preference to avoid routing pedestrians through the drive‑through. The amendment was seconded and passed. Council then voted to approve the specific site plan with the amended conditions.
David Tyber of Wilpert, the project engineers, told council the site would use Fairborn for public utilities under an existing joint agreement and showed renderings of a modern red‑brick building with two canopies for the drive‑through order and pick‑up lanes. He told council the applicant intends to coordinate final access easements at the subdivision stage.
The council’s approval directs that the project proceed with the 18 recorded conditions and leaves final sidewalk location to engineering and planning review, consistent with the amendment. No public speakers testified at the hearing.
The city clerk recorded the motion and amendment in the meeting minutes; council approved the action by voice vote.
