Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The petitioner still may reapply for the special use drive-thru permit at a future date.
Plans for a new Starbucks near the intersection of Northwest Highway and Smith Street have been withdrawn—at least for now. "We were notified last week that the petitioner was not ready to move forward at this point," said Ben Vyverberg, director of planning and zoning for Palatine, adding that the petitioner might reapply at a future date. An adapted proposal was slated to go before the Zoning Board of Appeals on March 27, after the village council rejected the proposal by a 4-3 vote in January. The plan garnered criticism from residents concerned about traffic and also from supporters of nearby Norma's Coffee Corner, 189 W. Northwest Highway. A project that has been rejected by the council can't be resubmitted for a year, unless the plan…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
A new plan for a Starbucks near the intersection of Smith Street and Northwest Highway will go before the Zoning Board of Appeals March 27.
New plans for a Starbucks near the intersection of Northwest Highway and Smith Street will go before the Zoning Board of Appeals on March 27. In January, the village council rejected the proposal by a 4-3 vote. The plan garnered criticism from residents concerned about traffic and also from supporters of nearby Norma's Coffee Corner, 189 W. Northwest Highway. A project that has been rejected by the council can't be resubmitted for a year, unless the plan has been changed. "We believe that there has been substantial enough change for it to move forward," Palatine Director of Planning and Zoning Ben Vyverberg said. The stripmall would be located between Harris Bank, 205 W. Northwest Highway, and McDonald's, 275 W. Northwest Highway. The …
Monday, January 30, 2012
Starbucks is considering revising their plans and still locating near Smith Street and Northwest Highway.
New plans for a Starbucks with a drive-thru at Northwest Highway and Smith Street have been sent to Palatine village officials for comment. Earlier this month the Village Council voted 4-3 against the project. The plan garnered criticism from residents concerned about traffic and also from supporters of nearby Norma's Coffee Corner, 189 W. Northwest Highway. Several residents and council members specifically voiced concern about traffic flow and how the project would work in conjunction with McDonald's, 275 W. Northwest Highway. "They [petitioners] tried to address the concerns that were raised by a majority of council members," Palatine Village Manager Reid Ottesen said. "The news here is that they have not stopped looking at the site. …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Palatine Village Council voted 4 to 3 against a plan for a Starbucks with a drive-thru near Northwest Highway and Smith Street.
Plans for a Starbucks drive-thru near Northwest Highway and Smith Street were rejected Tuesday by the Palatine Village Council. "It was purely safety," said District 6 Council member Brad Helms, referring to traffic conerns that were raised about the project. Although the vote rejected the drive-thru, Starbucks still could locate in the planned stripmall. Dean Klein, director of Global Development, said he did not know if Starbucks would go forward without a drive-thru. "The absence of a drive-thru makes this project less desirable," Klein said. "It would definitely detract from the appeal of this location." The vote was 4 to 3 with Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz casting the deciding vote. The decision pleased supporters of Norma's Coffee …
Sunday, November 13, 2011
The Palatine Village Council will vote on whether to approve a Starbucks in the 200 block of Northwest Highway.
The Palatine Village Council Monday will consider whether to approve a Starbucks on Northwest Highway near Smith Street. The Village Council will vote on the project during its Monday meeting at 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 200 E. Wood St. The Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approving the project last month, despite concerns about potential traffic problems that were raised by residents. The Starbucks would be located in new stripmall in the 200 block of Northwest Highway between Harris Bank and McDonald's. Although zoned for commercial businesses, the project needs a special use permit for a proposed drive-thru for Starbucks and because the other proposed tenant, Charley's Grilled Subs, is a restaurant. "To assume that you are going to …
Digs
11:27 pm on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Get out. Stay out. Take your business the heck away from that area. We don't want you, and we won't use you if you come there. Build it, and we WON'T COME. more ›