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Council directs ordinance for Seven Brew drive-thru after planning board recommendation and traffic stipulations
Summary
Council received a unanimous Planning & Zoning recommendation for a 900 sq. ft. Seven Brew with drive-thru at Rice Lake Square, requested a revised overflow/queuing plan and directed the City Attorney to draft an ordinance to approve ZA #26-04 with conditions to prevent queuing on East Loop Road.
The council received a Planning & Zoning Board recommendation to approve a PUD amendment and special use permit for a one‑story, 900 sq. ft. Seven Brew coffee stand with a drive‑thru at Rice Lake Square. City Manager Michael Dzugan said staff concurs with the board’s recommendation but requested a revised Drive Through Overflow Plan that outlines specific actions tied to defined queuing thresholds; the board’s recommended conditions include a prohibition on queuing on East Loop Road.
Developers' representatives — Chris George, vice president of development for "Who Brew LLC" (a franchisee of Seven Brew), and Brendan May, a traffic engineer with KLOA — told the council the proposed drive‑thru is not expected to create queuing impacts at the site exit and that an underused drive in front of Studio Movie Grill provides additional capacity. City Attorney Dawn Didier told council members the ordinance could include revocation language allowing the city to revoke the special use permit if violations continue. The council voted to direct the City Attorney to prepare the approving ordinance.
