The council held a public hearing and first reading of Ordinance O‑21‑25, a specific use permit (SUP) allowing a limited restaurant with drive‑up service at 2800 Sunset Strip Drive on about 0.434 acres.

Nut graf: The applicant seeks to operate a converted container or trailer as a drive‑up snow‑cone and coffee business. Staff recommended a 10‑foot landscape buffer along the north property line (to replace existing pavement running to the property line); the applicant requested either extra time or removal of that requirement because of cost and site constraints.

Planning director Parviz Porzisian described the site and staff recommendations. The property is currently paved (formerly a car wash) and the applicant proposed locating a container/trailer on the pavement. Porzisian said staff’s initial recommendation included removal of ten feet of pavement and installation of landscaping along the northern boundary to provide a required landscape buffer for a nonresidential use adjacent to residences.

Applicant Nathan Kobo described his business and operation plan, telling the council he currently owns a snow‑cone business and would like to start using a trailer to operate drive‑through service while converting to a shipping container later. He said removal of the 10‑foot strip of concrete would be costly and asked for either additional time to meet the landscaping requirement or for the council to exclude that condition. He said the paved area running to the masonry wall already constitutes roughly 21% of the lot that could serve landscaping if required, but asked the council for flexibility to keep costs manageable.

Council asked clarifying questions about stacking, building placement and screening. Staff noted planning and zoning had concerns that moving the proposed building location to minimize street exposure could reduce stacking space; the planning commission had recommended the configuration that maintains stacking. The council did not take a final vote on the SUP at this first reading; staff will bring the ordinance back with recommended conditions.

Ending: This was a first reading and public hearing. Staff will return a drafted ordinance with final conditions reflecting council direction and any negotiated timeline for landscaping or paving removal.