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Planning commission approves Chick‑fil‑A site plan and deviations; traffic queuing raised as concern
Summary
The Draper Planning Commission approved a 6,200 sq. ft. Chick‑fil‑A, granting deviations for building orientation and additional parking while requiring revised lighting and drainage plans; commissioners and staff flagged potential drive‑through queuing and local access conflicts.
The Draper City Planning Commission on Sept. 26 unanimously approved a site plan for a new Chick‑fil‑A at approximately 13673 South 100 East, along with deviations for building orientation and maximum parking spaces. Todd Taylor, the city staff contact, told commissioners the proposal is for a 6,200‑square‑foot, single‑story building with double drive‑through lanes and 100% brick primary materials.
Taylor said staff recommended two conditions before issuance of a building permit: submission of a revised lighting plan compliant with code and a revised drainage report. "It's a 6,200 square foot building," Taylor said during his presentation, and staff noted the developer will provide vegetative landscaping 10% above the minimum and several customer‑facing amenities the report treats as supportive of the requested deviations.
Commissioners debated how drive‑through queueing would interact with adjacent business access. An applicant representative said operators expect the double drive‑through to provide "stacking for upwards of 40—about 46—cars," and that store operators routinely use cones and traffic tactics during peak hours to prevent queuing into public lanes. Chair Andrew Adams said his "biggest concern is just people getting into that actual parcel from either way," describing the potential for conflicts with nearby access to a UPS store, Edward Jones and other small businesses.
The commission first voted to approve the orientation deviation (Application 2024‑0249‑VAR) and then approved the maximum parking spaces deviation after finding the extra spaces would provide adequate parking. Commissioner Shabam moved approval of the site plan application (2024‑0073‑SP) subject to the staff conditions; the motion passed unanimously. The commission recorded each approval with standard findings listed in the staff report and directed staff to verify the lighting and drainage revisions prior to permit issuance.
The applicant and staff said operators can implement on‑site measures if peak hour stacking becomes an issue; staff also noted private‑property coning is allowable so long as emergency access is preserved. The commission did not place time‑limited operational restrictions on the site; any operational changes would be handled administratively or by the operator.
