Planning commission approves site plan for Panda Express at 2755 Marketplace

The Salina Planning Commission on July 7 approved application SDP-26-002, a site development plan for a 2,827-square-foot Panda Express with a drive-through at 2755 Marketplace, on Lot 4 of the 9 South subdivision.

Staff presented the proposal and eight findings and recommended approval after receiving an updated engineering memo. The acting chair moved to approve the plan with the seven findings and the conditions in the staff memo dated 07/07/2026, excluding condition 4; a commissioner seconded and the motion carried by voice vote. The motion directed staff to record the final site development plan in the zoning office and require a building permit within 18 months.

Staff noted the property is zoned PC-5 (planned commercial) following an April ordinance that implemented planned commercial provisions for the 9 South addition, and that the applicant has a Board of Zoning Appeals variance permitting up to 56 off-street parking spaces. "The proposed site drainage is therefore compatible with the adjacent land uses," staff said after the engineering division issued an updated memo on the day of the hearing.

The approval is subject to conditions including completion in substantial conformance with approved plans, submission of a revised landscape plan meeting 60% living plant material in required beds, written confirmation from Panda Express restricting semi-trailer deliveries to non-business hours, required stormwater permit/notice of intent if applicable, sign permits consistent with C-3 sign regulations, submission of lighting cut sheets, an 18-month building-permit deadline, conformance with the International Building Code, and final site plan filing in the office of the zoning administrator.

The commission chair and staff said the final site plan filing will define binding details for building permits and construction.