Five (5) Variances - Dutch Bros Coffee - 2050 S. US Highway 1

In accordance with Article II of Section 125 of the City Code, the applicant is requesting five (5) variances to enable the demolition of an existing and vacant fast-food restaurant and the proposed construction of a 950 sf of Dutch Bros Coffee take-out with associated site work and utilities.

• Variance 1: Variance from Section 123-37(6)a General Landscaping Requirements to allow the eastern landscape buffer to be reduced from 10 ft to 6 ft. 
• Variance 2: Variance from Sec. 123-37(6)a General Landscaping Requirements to allow the northern landscape buffer to be reduced from 10 ft to 6 ft. 
• Variance 3: Variance from Sec. 125-315(c)(1) Off-Street Parking Design Standards to allow the minimum width of the parking spaces to be reduced from 9.5 ft to 9 ft and for the minimum depth to be reduced from 19 ft to 18 ft. 
• Variance 4: Variance from Sec. 125-315(c)(5) Off-Street Parking Dimensions to allow the minimum width of the drive aisle to be reduced from 26 ft to 24 ft. 
• Variance 5: Variance from Sec. 125-315(d)(2)(a)(3) Off-Street Parking Spaces to allow a reduction from 1 space per 75 square feet of gross floor area to 1 space per 125 square feet of gross floor area.

The property is located at 2050 S US Highway-1 and is zoned Commercial C-3, and houses an existing vacant fast-food restaurant.

The request is to allow the site to accommodate a proposed new use (Dutch Bros Coffee). The proposed drive-through does not have any indoor patron area. The parking spaces will be for employees and for patrons choosing to park and walk to the pick-up window. There will be no outdoor tables for patron congregation.

Therefore, patrons will utilize the drive-thru window rather than parking. Parking spaces will be primarily for employee use.

FDOT are requiring the closure of the existing driveway connection to US Hwy 1, which results in vehicles being required to fully circle the building to use the drive-through.

The site dimensions for the subject site restrict parking and drive aisle dimensions.

2050 S US Highway-1

Kev Freeman, Planning Director

Staff recommend APPROVAL of the five (5) Variances as requested based on the requests meet Sec. 125-100. - Criteria for granting variances, such:

(1) Special conditions and circumstances exist which are peculiar to the land, structure or building involved and which are not applicable to other lands, structures or buildings in the same zoning district;

(2) The special conditions and circumstances do not result from the actions of the applicant;

(3) The literal interpretation of the provisions of the zoning ordinance would deprive the applicant of rights commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same zoning district under the terms of the ordinance and would result in unnecessary and undue hardship on the applicant;

(4) The variance granted is the minimum variance that will make possible the reasonable use of the land, building or structure; and

(5) The granting of the variance will be in harmony with the general intent and purpose of the ordinance codified in this section and such variance will not be injurious to the area involved or otherwise detrimental to the public welfare.

 

ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Approve certain Variance request(s) as appropriate, and

 

Deny certain Variance request(s), or

 

Deny all Variance requests