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Board notes RC zoning bars restaurants; site plan review and possible area variances required
Summary
Board members clarified that the property's RC zoning (referred to in the transcript as "ROCE") generally excludes restaurants and that a granted use variance would not remove subsequent planning-commission review or any necessary area-variance processes; traffic and parking were also raised as considerations.
Board members emphasized that the current RC zoning does not include restaurants among permitted uses and that the applicants need a use variance before converting the floral shop into a food-service use. One member observed that "Restaurants are not considered part of that RC" during the exchange.
Even if the Board of Appeals grants a use variance, the project must still comply with site-plan requirements and proceed through the planning commission; any area variances (setbacks, parking exceptions) would require additional review. The board also referenced DOT findings and traffic patterns as relevant inputs to site planning. A staff member noted that a variance that is granted but not used may lapse after 12 months and revert to the original zoning, underscoring timing implications for applicants.
