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Planning commissioners debate bakery patio, cooler and alley access in Bayou Alley PUD amendment
Summary
At its June 9 meeting, the St. Joseph Planning Commission weighed a PUD amendment that would add a cooler and optional patio for a downtown bakery and discussed closing a middle alley access; commissioners raised fire‑access and delivery concerns and a motion to approve with striping and signage failed and will go to the council.
The St. Joseph Planning Commission debated an amendment to the Bayou Alley Flats planned unit development on Monday that would allow a bakery to extend its cooler into the alley and add a seasonal patio, measures the applicant says are needed for operations.
Nate, planning staff, summarized the applicant and architect responses to questions the commission raised in May, saying relocating trash receptacles and moving the cooler northward would “present multiple issues” including limited maneuvering space for pickups and the city’s requirement that trash receptacles be enclosed on all sides. The packet included site photos and…
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