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ZV2025-0007, Culver’s, 1580 S Hiatus Road, variance request. (Cole) (District 1)
Summary Explanation and Background
SUMMARY EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION / BACKGROUND:
Michelle Diaz-Mendez, agent for Culver’s, is requesting a drive-thru stacking variance to allow 4 inbound vehicle stacking spaces per drive-thru lane, instead of the required 5 inbound vehicle stacking spaces per drive-thru lane for the proposed Culver’s restaurant, located at 1580 S Hiatus Road. The proposed Culver’s will have two drive-thru lanes.
Currently, a commercial shopping center with a Wawa gas station exists on site. The City Commission approved the base site plan for the shopping center (SP 2006-53) at its April 18, 2007 meeting. Modifications to the site plan were made in 2007, 2008 and 2010, 2014 and 2015 (SP2015-01). The Wawa gas station was approved in 2017 through SP2017-03.
At the April 16 Commission Meeting, ZC2024-0004 was approved rezoning the property from B-3 (General Business) with restrictive covenants to C-1 (Commercial) with restrictive covenants.
Site plan application, SP2025-0004 shall be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board at later date for the proposed Culver’s.
VARIANCE REQUEST DETAILS:
The applicant is requesting a variance to allow 4 inbound vehicle stacking spaces per drive-thru lane, instead of the required 5 inbound vehicle stacking spaces per drive-thru lane.
The applicant has provided the attached site plan which depicts the proposed restaurant and two drive-thru lanes. Also attached is a justification statement to support their request. Drive-thru stacking spaces are regulated by Land Development Code Table 155.611 Minimum Drive-Thru Stacking Spaces. For reference, staff has attached the code section from Article 6 of the Land Development Code.
VARIANCE DETERMINATION:
The Planning & Zoning Board shall not grant any non-single-family residential variances, permits, or make any decision, finding, and determination unless i...
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