City Council Expected to Act on 7-Brew Permit

At its meeting on Monday, December 12, 2022, the Springfield City Council is expected to act on the ordinance to authorize a 7-Brew coffee shop to be constructed at Jefferson Avenue and Sunshine Street. The neighborhood is opposed to this development for the following reasons:

1. Limited Business zoning is intended to serve the neighborhood. This project does not do that. 
2. Adding a couple of picnic tables and a sidewalk on Roanoke does not make the project more neighborhood friendly.  
3. A business of any nature with a drive through will likely be problematic - and once approved there is no going back and no control over what happens to the property once approved.  
4. Southbound Jefferson left turning traffic will back up into the Sunshine/Jefferson intersection. Does the city want to plan or react?
5. Additional traffic will be dumped on Roanoke, which is a narrow residential street.
6. Any business listed in the Limited Business zoning can go in there and have any hours of operation. But it is not likely such a business would have the traffic, noise, and hours of operation that 7-Brew does.

You can write to the entire Council at citycouncil@springfieldmo.gov. Be sure to mention you are writing about Council Bill 2022-276 Conditional Use Permit 470 in your message.