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Commission approves McDonald’s final plan and variance for Beach Road site
Summary
The commission approved a 3,694 sq ft McDonald’s with two drive‑through lanes at Beach Road and Beach Crossing, with staff conditions for landscaping and a modified variance to apply to the rear access elevation; approvals passed on roll calls with five votes in favor.
The New Albany Planning Commission approved a final development plan (FDP‑50‑2024) and an associated variance (VAR‑51‑2024) for a proposed McDonald’s at the intersection of Beach Road and Beach Crossing.
Staff said the 1.805‑acre site plan meets parking, stacking and setback standards and uses brick as the primary building material. Staff recommended minor landscaping modifications — specifically adding one street tree on Beach Road frontage and two additional on‑site trees along Beach Crossing — and asked the applicant to revise a landscaped island to accommodate sight triangles and turning analysis.
Lindsay Jordan, representing McDonald’s, told the commission the applicant had updated plans to address engineering comments and that two striped landscape islands near Beach Road needed to remain to accommodate delivery truck turning radii. Staff recommended working with the applicant to add more green space to one island while keeping the striped area where trucks must circulate.
The variance was requested so the rear elevation along the access road would not be required to provide an active, operable door. The variance language was clarified in the motion to apply to the rear access road/rear elevation; commissioners approved the variance as modified.
The final development plan motion (mover recorded in minutes) passed on a 5‑0 roll call, subject to staff approval of the modified landscape plan and the stated staff conditions. The modified variance also passed 5‑0.
