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AA No. 2024-01, CUP No. 2024-01, and CUP No. 2024-02 for McDonald's Restaurant at <br />2101 and 2109 E. Santa Clara Avenue <br />February 26, 2024 <br />Page 3 <br />As proposed, the establishment would include a dual drive -through lane, limited to the <br />ordering/menu board area and a bypass lane near the pick-up window. The two drive - <br />through lanes will be available for ordering, which will then merge into a single drive -through <br />lane for pick-up window services. The bypass lane will allow vehicles that have already <br />received their meals to bypass any queued vehicles and ultimately exit via a proposed new <br />driveway along Santa Clara Avenue. Each lane is proposed to have vehicular stacking lanes <br />exceeding the minimum required eighty feet from the center of the pick-up window and <br />eighty feet from the order point. <br />The applicant proposes various off -site and on -site improvements that include <br />improvements to the public right-of-way (i.e., sidewalks, curbs, street lighting, and access <br />drives), extensive landscaping (perimeter and parking lot), enhanced paving at the two <br />driveway entries, a parking lot with 32 parking stalls, a decorative trash enclosure, and <br />parking lot fixtures. Work would also include the removal of the western most driveway along <br />Santa Clara and replace it with sidewalk, and rebuild the eastern most existing driveway <br />located along Santa Clara Avenue. The proposed eating establishment would include fast- <br />food operations, such as indoor food preparation, cooking, indoor and outdoor eating areas, <br />and restrooms. It will include approximately 802 square feet of dining area with seating for <br />over 30 guests. The proposed hours of operation include 24 hours for drive -through use, 7 <br />days a week, and between 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. for indoor dining use, 7 days a week. <br />The building is designed in a California contemporary architectural style with a neutral/dark <br />color palette and tones along the outer facades, which would involve materials such as <br />plaster/stucco, aluminum, and metals. The site would provide approximately 8,604 square <br />feet of landscaping throughout the site and the proposed plant palette would consist of a <br />high quality plant materials including trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and groundcover. The <br />proposed planter areas would be constructed along the northern, western, and southern site <br />perimeters and would provide decorative screening and a buffer between the eating <br />establishment and the adjacent, off -site land uses, in addition to being placed centrally within <br />the proposed surface parking lot and adjacent to the proposed drive -through. Table 2 below <br />provides a detailed comparison of the project's compliance with the applicable land use <br />and development standards. <br />Table 2: Development Standards <br />Standard <br />Required by General <br />Commercial (C5) Zone <br />Provided <br />Front yard <br />15 feet minimum <br />Complies: 15 feet <br />Side yard (interior) <br />0 feet minimum <br />Complies; 29-125 feet <br />Rear yard <br />0 feet minimum <br />Complies; 39 feet <br />Lot Size & <br />Frontage <br />15,000 sq. ft. and 120 feet <br />Complies; 35,400 sq. ft. and 200 ft. <br />Building height <br />1 35 feet maximum <br />I Complies; 23 feet <br />