Alpharetta planning commission recommends Seven Brew drive‑thru with conditions after traffic concerns

On April 2, 2026, the Alpharetta Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve a conditional use permit and a variance allowing Seven Brew Coffee to operate a drive‑thru restaurant at 11378 State Bridge Road, subject to 14 staff‑recommended conditions and two staff edits to the conditions.

The project would convert a 0.7‑acre parcel containing a former medical office into a primarily drive‑thru coffee stand with a 510‑square‑foot primary building, two drive‑thru lanes and stacking space designed for 12 cars, and 10 on‑site parking spaces. Staff said the Unified Development Code requires six parking spaces for the use. The applicant requested a variance to reduce the front setback from 65 feet to 35 feet so the building can be placed between the street and the drive‑thru lanes.

Michael, the city planner who presented the item, told commissioners the applicant’s trip generation report projects 88 AM‑peak hour trips and 30 PM‑peak hour trips and that staff observed a comparable Seven Brew location in Johns Creek where the maximum observed queue during the AM peak totaled eight cars. David Moore, a franchisee with Piedmont Beverage Company, said the site’s expected…