I oppose increasing drive through businesses because they endanger people who are walking and cycling. The emissions and pollution from the idling lines of cars are also a problem. And what irony that this new regulation would include a requirement that there be residential units in the building in order to allow the drive through. So people who live in those housing units will be subject to the pollution in their homes.
At least the Planning Commission made a recommendation that acknowledged the bike route that comes into town on 7th Ave. Their recommendation limited the area to the blocks south of that street.
Since one of the Land Use Committee members opposed this proposed change, it would seem the other members would have at least kept to the Planning Commission proposal. Instead they expanded the area back to the original area proposed by the proponent who brought this to the City. I don't think they would have gotten the vote of the other member, but it would at least acknowledge some of his concerns.
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