Trustees hear proposal for 7 Brew drive‑through at Westchester Plaza; proponents cite community and church partnership

West Chester Township trustees held a public hearing June 10 on a proposed outlot and preliminary development plan at Westchester Plaza that would host a 7 Brew double drive‑through coffee shop.

Planning staff (Mr. Dawson) described the site as a 0.7‑acre outlot adjacent to the Church of the Nazarene and said the proposal meets PUD parking standards. The county engineer, sewer and health departments and the fire department identified requirements to be addressed at the final plan stage, and the county engineer asked for a pedestrian access connection to the north when future connections to Voice of America Park are completed.

Matthew Weymouth, director of real estate for the franchisee, described the building as roughly 770 square feet with a double drive‑through and a bypass lane, no indoor dining, and a staffing model that the applicant said would employ around 50 people per store. "We really took our time with the site selection," Weymouth said, adding the company expects to work with local schools and charities and to be "a member of this community."

Representatives of the Church of the Nazarene said revenue from the outlot lease will support church facility needs and ministry. Eric Anderson, a nearby resident and church member, said the site corner is underused and that the arrangement helps the church maintain the rest of its property.

Mr. Dawson read a draft resolution (15‑2025) that would approve the major change and preliminary development plan subject to 19 conditions; trustees closed the hearing and will take the resolution up for a formal vote at the next regular meeting in two weeks.

Provenance: The hearing for resolution 15‑2025 opened at about SEG 2039–2045 and closed at SEG 2309–2311.