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. . . e. PUD.96.05/lW-96-05. Raymund Villanueva/IN-N-OUT Burms Application for conditional use permit and development plan approval to construct a new, approximately 1.,911.-square foot, fast-food restaurant with drive-through, and for development plan approval for a 6,300-square foot retail building on the former Budget Rent-a-Car and Guaranty R.V. Center site at 4011 Pimlico Drive, Zoning for the property is PUD (Planned Unit Development) - C (Commercial) District. The Planning Commission will also consider the Negative Declaration prepared for this item. Mr. Iserson presented the staff report on the application for a conditional use permit and development plan approval for a fast-food restaurant and drive-through, and the development plan approval for a 6,300-square foot retail building located at 4011 Pimlico Drive. The current existing buildings will be demolished. The In-N-Out Burger restaurant will have 70 indoor seats and 20 outdoor seats. Access will be provided by one driveway on Pimlico across from Trader Joe's. Mr. Iserson described the building architecture for the In-N-Out Burger building; no building plans have been submitted for the retail building. If the restaurant business does well, the retail building will probably not be constructed. Several signs are proposed for the project, a 30-foot pylon sign, a six-foot monument on Pimlico, three wall signs, and directional signs. The signs would be internally illuminated cabinet signs and a yellow lexon arrow (their logo). The site plan is being determined by the existing easements and the desire to provide sufficient landscaping and to accommodate the drive-through portion of the restaurant. Circulation was addressed and is believed to be adequate for traffic and pedestrian uses. The traffic report concludes that the traffic generated by the project would be accommodated by the existing intersections, remaining at LOS D or better. Some neighbors have indicated their traffic concerns to staff. Staff feels the single driveway would improve traffic safety; they do suggest that the driveway on the eastern aisle be stripped for one-way only ingress. Staff has recommended the red color be toned down, however, the applicant has advised the red color is their trademark color. The neon banding of red around the building is being accepted by staff because of similar banding on surrounding buildings. A sufficient amount of landscaping is being proposed by the applicant. The major issue for staff with this project deals with the freeway-oriented pylon sign. The 20-foot sign, which served the previous uses, is proposed to be replaced with a 30-foot sign to improve visibility. Staff questions the additional 10 feet would give the added visibility due to the blockage by the Santa Rita Road overpass. They recommend the pylon sign be no taller than 20 feet. Staff would prefer the signage to be metal cabinet signs with internally illuminated letters. PIaJmIng Commission MInutes AprU 10, 1996 Page 11