Council puts hold on additional projects like McDonalds on Hamilton – Thu, 17 Apr 2014 PST

Responding to community uproar over a planned McDonalds drive-thru restaurant near Gonzaga University, the Spokane City Council this week imposed an emergency six-month moratorium on similar projects along Hamilton Street in the Loganneighborhood.

Its a largely symbolic effort since the moratorium wont stop construction of the drive-thru at Augusta Avenue and North Hamilton Street, nor are there any other similar projects in the pre-planning stages at thispoint.

But it gives the neighborhood an opportunity to put the finishing touches on new development standards intended to promote a pedestrian-friendlyatmosphere.

We have some holes in our

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Responding to community uproar over a planned McDonalds drive-thru restaurant near Gonzaga University, the Spokane City Council this week imposed an emergency six-month moratorium on similar projects along Hamilton Street in the Loganneighborhood.

Its a largely symbolic effort since the moratorium wont stop construction of the drive-thru at Augusta Avenue and North Hamilton Street, nor are there any other similar projects in the pre-planning stages at thispoint.

But it gives the neighborhood an opportunity to put the finishing touches on new development standards intended to promote a pedestrian-friendlyatmosphere.

We have some holes in our current design standards, said Councilwoman Amber Waldref, whose district includes the Logan neighborhood. What we found with the McDonalds development is that theres clearly someinconsistencies.

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