CU #26-04 restaurant

Orwin Manor resident warned the 301-seat restaurant is 'cheesecake factory' scale for a residential area and urged protection of neighborhood charm and children on Norfolk.

Supported the vision but not the scale; worried about GPS-directed cut-through traffic and cited the 2003 Maxine's lawsuit over parking and noise.

Presented slides arguing no comparable restaurant exists near single-family homes, the road corridor already rates F, and a fatality crash occurred in front of the building; distributed his attorney's letter.

Said she's roughly neutral on the project but wants traffic action: no valet on neighborhood streets, enforcement of the 4-6 p.m. turn restrictions, and a lunch-hour parking analysis since the study only covered PM peak.

A 43-year Norfolk Avenue resident who argued the restaurant will flood already-stressed streets with traffic and doesn't fit the residential character — asking board members if they'd want a PF Chang's-size restaurant next door.

Read her uncle Atisha Shah's statement opposing the permit over parking, traffic, and noise, saying a large restaurant doesn't fit Orwin Manor's character; asked for denial or a three-month postponement.

Supports the vision but not the scale; pointed to the existing speed hump on Norfolk as proof cut-through traffic is already a problem, and warned that a use change could allow a different high-volume restaurant later.

Lives right behind the site; doubts patrons will actually use the lot across Orange Avenue given the long light, and worries people will park in the neighborhood instead. Also raised the long-term use-change question.

Lives on Leith Avenue; questioned the restaurant hours, the number of outdoor seats, and the traffic study's validity — noting a 1,175-trip daily increase and saying the peak-hour window doesn't capture dinner traffic on roads where she's nearly been hit by speeders.