Wendy’s will join at least a half dozen other fast food chain restaurants in what’s become known as Grass Valley’s “Burger Basin”
The Grass Valley Planning Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the project at 875 Sutton Way, which will demolish and replace the building that is now Paulette’s Country Kitchen.
Commissioners expressed concerns over potential traffic issues from having a drive-thru in a “bottleneck” area. Although the drive-thru at Paulette’s was only used more recently since the pandemic, because the building’s use is not changing, a traffic study was not required.
“A restaurant that’s predominantly a seat-in restaurant is a little bit different in terms of traffic than one that is a fast food restaurant,” said Commissioner Greg Bulanti.
By John Orona | Staff Writer
The Grass Valley Planning Commission will decide Tuesday whether a Wendy’s drive-thru restaurant will be coming to the Glenbrook Basin.
The proposed fast food chain development at 875 Sutton Way would replace the building that is currently Paulette’s Country Kitchen.
The developer’s plan would demolish the 3,600-square-foot building in order to replace the drive-thru, bring the building up to code, and reduce the size to 2,400 square feet with 250 feet of outdoor eating space.
The commission will meet over Zoom at 7 p.m. People can watch the meeting on the city’s website
, Nevada County Media Channel 17, or by searching City of Grass Valley on YouTube.
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A two-story, 74-room hotel is in the works for Grass Valley, but not before 11 homes are demolished in the process.
On Tuesday the Grass Valley Planning Commission approved the development of the West Olympia Hotel project slated for East Main Street and West Olympia Drive in a 3-to-zero vote.
According to project engineer Sean O’Neill, work is not likely to be done over the next summer due to the pandemic, meaning demolition would not begin until 2022. The 39,500-square-foot project will include a fitness center, pool and would target mid-tier customers.
“I understand that they would like to stay where they are,” Commissioner Elizabeth Coots said of the tenants. “But this has been a long time coming and still will be.”