Committee approves site plan for drive‑through at West Ridge Village; staff conditions traffic review

The Westridge Village Site Plan Committee voted to approve a site plan for a proposed drive‑through restaurant (HTO) on a 0.91‑acre tract at the southeast corner of Thomason Drive and TradeWinds Boulevard.

"Staff does recommend approval of the site plan, based on five criteria," planner Angelina Betanini told the committee, citing the West Ridge Village PD ordinance (No. 10,367) and noting that the PD allows regional retail and drive‑through uses. Eric West of Park Hill, the engineer representing the master developer, said the PD provides flexibility that avoids repeated full zoning reviews: "the city of Midland doesn't really have a mixed use kind of zoning," he said, explaining why the PD format was used.

Committee members questioned circulation and operational details, including the dumpster enclosure location and the plan's right‑in/right‑out circulation. The planner and Park Hill representatives said the overall development includes a future full intersection on Thomason that will provide full access; medians on Thomason will be constructed by developers as required at building permit. Angelina also relayed that a traffic impact analysis is required by the PD before building permits are issued and that staff routed the site plan to departments with no objections.

The committee clarified that approving the site plan does not replace building permit reviews. The motion to approve the HTO site plan passed; the motion text was not recorded in the transcript and a detailed vote tally for this item was not provided on the record.

Next steps: applicants must complete the required traffic impact analysis and proceed through civil and building permit reviews where fire apparatus access, landscaping and final parking dimensions will be confirmed.