Starbucks coffee shop planned at Ray, Power in Mesa
The Starbucks drive-thru will be on the western half of the parcel and will contain most of the frontage along Power Road, creating a lot of 0.88 acres.
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The Starbucks is to be constructed on the east side of the 5400 block of South Power Road.
A Starbucks coffee shop with a drive-thru is planned on 2 acres south of Ray Road on the east side of Power Road in Mesa.
The development’s look and landscaping were discussed Feb. 13 by the Mesa Design Review Board. Vice Chair Dane Astle was absent.
A house on the site will be demolished, Staff Planner Cassidy Welch said during the meeting.
“(T)he site plan is for a 2,400-square-foot coffee shop building with an associated drive-thru and an associated 400-square-foot outdoor patio. The site will be accessed from an existing driveway on Power Road that will be expanded,” she said.
Kevin Zenk of Scapegoat Design Studio is the applicant. 5449 S Power LLC is the owner.
The Starbucks drive-thru will be on the western half of the parcel and will contain most of the frontage along Power Road, creating a lot of 0.88 acres. The eastern portion of the parcel will be dedicated to future retail and/or a minor auto repair, forming a second lot on 1.12 acres, according to a written project narrative from Scapegoat Design Studio.
“The Starbucks building will be 2,510 square feet and is oriented at a horizontal length along the property in order to properly serve road frontage while minimizing view of the drive-thru lanes. Due to the size of the new lot 1 and the necessary flagging of lot 2, the Starbuck’s building’s location will be inhabiting the north portion of lot 1 with parking located south of the Starbucks building.” it states.
The all-volunteer Mesa Design Review Board is unique in that its composition is set by the zoning ordinance to include two architects; two from other design professions such as landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning, interior design or other design-related background; one contractor or developer; and two residents, according to the city’s website.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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