Politics & Government

More Info On Five Guys Restaurant Location Revealed By Planning Commission Report

Planning Commission can vote tonight on alterations for the parking lot that will serve both Hooley House and Five Guys Burgers & Fries

It was intends to open a location in Mentor near the intersection of Tyler Road and Route 306.

Now the Planning Commission can vote on an item during its meeting at 7 p.m. today at that would allow for the construction of a parking lot that would serve both Five Guys and the nearby .

Ideally, the parking lot improvements would be made before Five Guys is constructed, according to the Planning Commision's staff report (which is attached to this story as a PDF.)

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The existing Hooley House parking lot has 113 parking spaces. The expanded  lot will have 171 parking spaces; 58 spaces for Five Guys and 113 spaces for Hooley House

Furthermore, the proposed Five Guys building will be 2,432 square feet with an outside patio and will be setback 63 feet from Tyler Boulevard and 29 fet from the west property line.

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Five Guys would still need the Planning Commission's approval for the patio, as well as final site plan and architectural review for the building.

Also at the Planning Commission meeting:

  • the Commission can also vote on a permit that will allow outdoor dining at another new burger restaurant in the city, .

BurgerFI is a franchise that was started in Florida. It markets itself as an urban roadside burger stand that sells customizable burgers and "hipster dogs."

It will open at 9184 Mentor Ave., which was a vacant lot that is part of the Mentor Commons Shopping Center.

When BurgerFi opens in Mentor, it will be the chain's first franchise in Ohio.

  • the Commission can also vote on a final site plan for a .

Mentor Senior Living will be at 7900 Center Street in the Newell Creek development.

The proposed facility would have 103 units with 134 total beds -- 71 assisted-living units, 25 memory-care units for those with Alzheimer's or dementia and seven enhanced care units.


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