WHEREAS:representatives of the Chipotle Restaurant appeared at an ANC 3F meeting on November 19, 2001, with a request to open a sidewalk cafe at their Tenleytown location, 4301 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., which is located in ANC 3F06; and

 

WHEREAS:at that meeting ANC 3F asked Chipotle to modify the plans for the cafe because of neighborhood concerns about:

-insufficient space between the driveway and cafe for the safety of diners;

-increase in litter along Wisconsin Avenue and nearby neighborhood streets;

-increase in noise level and traffic;

-inadequate fencing or buffering around the cafe;

-lack of a promised landscaping plan;

-difficulty of supervising the liquor license at the unattended café; and

 

WHEREAS:Chipotle has revised the plans to:

-move the café back six feet from the driveway to minimize the potential of cars driving into the café;

-install three trash receptacles around the cafe, one next to the building and two along the sidewalk for the disposal of litter;

-limit potential for noise by reducing the number of tables from six to five and the number of seats from 22 to 18 and by agreeing not to pipe music outside;

-provide a fence of rope and stanchion as well as landscaping in the 6 foot wide strip between the driveway and café and in a 2'6" wide strip between the sidewalk and café to buffer the cafe and enhance its appearance; and

-not serve alcoholic beverages at the café; and

 
WHEREAS:the trash receptacles proposed to surround the café are 30” wide and over 7 feet tall; and

 
WHEREAS:the two trash receptacles on public space, planned to be placed adjacent to the public sidewalk and only ten feet from Wisconsin Avenue, would tower above the tables and chairs, fencing and landscaping around the café, which are limited to a maximum of three feet, and would intrude visually on the streetscape; and

 
WHEREAS:the trash receptacle at the juncture of the driveway and sidewalk would be a safety hazard because it would block visibility of pedestrians for cars exiting the driveway; and

 
WHEREAS:neither trash receptacle next to the sidewalk would be accessible to diners at the café because they are too far outside the fencing to the café and face away from the cafe;

 
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:ANC 3F recommends approval of the sidewalk café in public space on the condition that no very tall trash receptacles be installed next to the public sidewalk, but that an additional trash receptacle be provided on private property next to the building, as indicated in the attached diagram.

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Approved by a vote of 6-0-1 at a duly noticed public meeting on January 13, 2003, with a quorum present.