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Planning Board approves Raising Cane’s site plan for 200 Endicott Street with safety conditions
Summary
The Town of Danvers Planning Board voted 3–0 Jan. 27 to approve a site plan for a Raising Cane’s restaurant at 200 Endicott St., imposing traffic and safety conditions including a six‑month post‑opening review and a required police detail during peak hours for the first 30 days.
The Town of Danvers Planning Board on Jan. 27 approved a site plan for a Raising Cane’s standalone restaurant with a drive‑through at 200 Endicott Street, voting 3–0 to grant the application with several traffic and safety conditions. The motion to approve was made by Jean Hartnett and seconded by Michael Decoulos.
Attorney Nancy McCann represented Raising Cane’s Restaurants, LLC and introduced the project team, which included Melissa Brotschul of Raising Cane’s, project engineer Matt Ashley, traffic engineer Jason Adams, and architect Spencer McNichol. The proposal replaces an existing 6,600‑square‑foot office building with a smaller, 3,300‑square‑foot restaurant and reduces the number of curb cuts on the parcel from three to two.
Town staff and consultants reported that a traffic peer review by Howard Stein Hudson (HSH) had been completed and that Engineering Division comments had been addressed. Conservation Commission approvals were noted as obtained from the Town of Danvers and the City of Peabody; signage variance requests will be handled by the Danvers Zoning Board of Appeals and are not under Planning Board jurisdiction.
To mitigate traffic and safety risks, the board attached conditions that include: shifting the driveway approximately 12–15 feet to increase separation from the Endicott/Sylvan intersection; additional pavement striping and yield control measures at that intersection; installation of a yield sign and pavement markings; a prohibition on vehicle queuing that would block the public way; crash‑data reporting; and a six‑month post‑opening review by the Planning Board with defined triggers to reinstate a police detail if safety issues are observed. The approval also requires a police detail during peak hours for the first 30 days after opening and compliance with Electric and Engineering division comments, plus a donation for maintenance as specified in the decision.
The board closed the public hearing before taking the approval vote. The decision now allows the applicant to proceed with permitted permit filings and conditioned site work; the Planning Board will review post‑opening data at the six‑month check‑in and may require further mitigation if supported by the data.
