Explanation
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., is planning to open a Panda Express restaurant at 2044 North High Street (the southeast corner of Woodruff Avenue and High Street). As a part of the building design the double side entrance doors will swing open into the City's Woodruff Avenue right-of-way. The Woodruff Avenue sidewalk at this location is approximately 14 feet 10 inches wide and when open these doors will encroach into the existing right-of-way approximately 3 feet leaving approximately 11 feet 10 inches of sidewalk. Additionally Panda Express intends to install 30-inch spherical bollards on each side of the doors to prevent pedestrians from being hit when the doors swing open. The Public Service Department, Transportation Division recently received a request to investigate the proposal to install outward swinging double doors and protective bollards at this location. After staff investigation was completed it was determined there would be no adverse impact to the City upon the granting of the requested encroachment easement. A value of $500.00 was established for the granting of this encroachment easement.
The City will receive a total of $500.00, to be deposited in Fund 748, Project 537650, as consideration for the granting of the requested encroachment easement.
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To authorize the Director of the Public Service Department to execute those documents necessary to allow the City to grant an encroachment easement into the south side of Woodruff Avenue to allow for installation of outward swinging double doors and protective bollards for a side entrance to the proposed Panda Express at 2044 North High Street.
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WHEREAS, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc., is planning to open a Panda Express restaurant at 2044 North High Street (the southeast corner of Woodruff Avenue and High Street); and
WHEREAS, as a part of the building design the double side entrance doors will swing open into the City's Woodruff Avenue right-of-way; and
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