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Board approves roof and façade variances for proposed Little River drive‑through coffee building
Summary
A 548-square-foot drive-through coffee building in the Little River overlay was granted two separate variances — one for roof pitch and one for façade treatments — after the board split the votes and approved both elements with staff conditions. The applicant said the small width made meeting the overlay's gable requirement impractical.
The zoning board approved two variances for a proposed 548-square-foot drive-through and walk-up coffee building in the Little River overlay: one to allow the smaller building size to have a roof pitch that does not meet the overlay's minimum gable requirement and another for façade elements (faux windows/doors).
Applicant Kevin Poulos said the structure is only 14 feet wide and about 40 feet long and that meeting the overlay's minimum roof pitch proved impractical for such a small footprint. The board split the vote to consider the roof and façade separately and approved both motions with the staff-recommended conditions. Members discussed potential design alternatives such as faux gables and agreed to the conditions to preserve the overlay's character.
Quote: “The building is only 14 feet wide, approximately 40 feet long,” the applicant said, explaining design constraints.
Provenance: topic introduced SEG 1203; discussion and vote concluded SEG 1365.
