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PlanningBoard | 2008-06-23 | 4 | previous design, and noted that it was already a drive-through. He believed that the applicant had the ability to continue that use. President Cook shared the concerns about a drive-through, as well as how it got there. She was concerned about the queuing for cars, and inquired whether there would be more cars than could be handled. Ms. Wolter noted that in order to have the drive-through, the parking must be arranged in such a way so that the back-up would meet the development code, thus facing the building. She noted that Public Works had examined this item, and added that Obaid Khan would be available for questions. Mr. Thomas noted that if the queue got to be 10 to 12 cars long, people in the parking area would have a difficult time getting out. He noted that based on the current sales figures, staff did not believe the line would get long enough to extend into the public right of way on Encinal; which was staff's primary concern. He noted that a use permit could be revoked, and that the conditions requiring management of the auto queue, monitoring, and review were an important part of this application. President Cook wished to be clear about the possibility of revoking the use permit for the drive- through if it did not work. Board member Cunningham inquired whether Public Works had a comment on the distances between curb cuts. Obaid Khan, Public Works, noted that they examined the driveway's location, and added that putting the driveway exit onto Park Avenue would increase traffic circulation onto a residential street. Staff considered that it would be a better solution to provide an exit and entrance at the same site. He noted that there was considerable traffic on Encinal, and staff's concerns were the reason for placing a nine-month review. He noted that staff wished to keep the exiting driveway as far away as possible from an intersection. Board member Cunningham noted there was a balance between pedestrian safety and vehicular movement. Mr. Khan noted that any queue on Encinal should be kept away from the intersection. President Cook believed that if the restaurant's traffic was queuing onto Encinal, there should not be a drive-through. She noted that between the bus traffic, the Fire Department, the gas station and the high school foot traffic, she did not believe any queuing should be allowed onto Encinal, or that the drive-through should not be operated unless it could be done safely. She suggested that Condition 15 be tightened, and would like to hear from the applicant. Karen [Gutke], Harmon Management, explained the operations of the company, noting that it was the first franchisee of KFC. She added that the store managers had an ownership interest in the restaurant, which enabled them to be run better than the national average. Their goal was to Page 4 of 23 | PlanningBoard/2008-06-23.pdf |