HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC - Staff Memo to Council for 5-6 Mayor Robert E. Simison
City Council Members:
C� E IDIAN .Iz - Luke Cavener, President
Liz Strader,Vice President
1 D A H O Brian Whitlock
Doug Taylor
John Overton
Anne Little Roberts
April 7, 2025
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor& City Council
FROM: Sonya Allen, Associate City Planner
CC: City Attorney, City Clerk
RE: Chick-fil-A—CR-2025-0001 2012 N. Eagle Rd.
The Applicant submitted a Certificate of Zoning Compliance and Design Review application(A-
2024-0082)to change the configuration of the existing drive-through by replacing the escape
lane with an additional queuing/stacking lane and adding a new escape lane after the service
window. Per UDC 11-4-3-11CA, an escape lane is required to be provided for any stacking lane
greater than 100 feet in length.
Although an escape lane was proposed, the request was denied by the Director because it doesn't
comply with the intended purpose of the requirement, which is to provide a clear travel lane for
vehicles to bypass the stacking lane and exit the drive-through before reaching the service
window. A situation when this may be necessary is when a driver forgets their wallet or no
longer has time to wait. An escape lane after the service window does not meet the intent of this
requirement(see proposed site plan attached as Exhibit B).
The Applicant's narrative states the current site utilizes two stacking lanes to the point after meal
delivery, after which the two lanes merge into one to exit the site and that the current stacking
lanes and subsequent merged lane total more than 100 feet but don't include an escape lane. This
does not comply with the site design originally approved in 2012 with CZC-12-015/DES-12-
009),which does show an escape lane in accord with UDC 11-4-3-11CA (see site plan below in
Exhibit A). The existing operation is in violation of City code and should cease immediately.
EXHIBIT A
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