April 16, 2026, Regular Meeting

io} fe} Mr. Li rush Drive-throughs are considered to increase profitability and operational success compared to non-drive-through locations. Drive-through operations require more training and equipment management but are not inherently more complicated. ngobardi explained that typical peak hours are lunchtime (mild) and dinner eavier) and at average the daily transactions at comparable locations are about 1.00 to 120; exact car counts for drive-throughs are not specified. He explained that wait time from order to pickup at the drive-through is targeted at 180 seconds 3 minute s). In Mr. Longobardi’s opinion, there is adequate stacking space for cars, with provisions for pull-up parking spaces to avoid congestion. Elaborating further that promo} are no ions which could cause significant delays (e.g., K-pop collectible giveaways) planned at this location. Mr. Longobardi explained that he is unaware of specific market studies or compe} ition in the immediate area. Reiterating that he had no direct involvement in site selection or traffic studies. BOARD QUESTIONS R. Mil asked er asked if Mr. Longobardi ever visited the site. He answered, no. Ms. Miller hat the pro/cons are of operating a drive thru with details. Mr. Longobardi said that it was in reference towards a standalone stall without a drive-through and a drive-through just being in his opinion, dealing with a drive-through, the drive- throug! differe: itself is not a con, it's more because of the equipment and lineup being a bit tly and the typical staffing for drive-through has more training involved, where as a non-drive- thru store, the same training methods are not focused and utilized. L. Cohen asked about the issue of “stacking cars” on the property. Mr. Longobardi said th T. Ben River, T. Dubs amd of propert} expectes outside Mr. Sei it he believes it not to be an issue. Zvi asked for particulars having to do with the locations in Union, NJ, Toms NJ, and Paramus, NJ having drive-thrus. vy asked in regards to the distance from order board and the property boundary he is aware of what the footage is between the board and the rear boundary line. Mr. Longobardi said that he did not have that exact information. bovy asked whether or not during a late summer ni ght if the property owner the application site will be able to hear the sound coming from the order board oms

did not have that exact information. bovy asked whether or not during a late summer ni ght if the property owner the application site will be able to hear the sound coming from the order board oms inside their house. Mr. Dubovy was reminded by Ms. Kinback that there acoustics engineer who testified to the sound impacts from the ordering board. cott asked if there was a study conducted to determine what type of traffic d for the drive thru. Mr. Longobardi said that the information requested is of his scope of information. tt asked if there are any Popeye’s with drive-thrus in residential locations. Mr. Longobardi said that he would have to look that up as he doesn’t have exacts on that but that believe there are 32 locations in New Jersey with drive-thrus but from what he , they are all on highways not in residential areas. PROFESSIONALS QUESTIONS No que: No que: C. Doe! site. Mr Popeye: tions from Z. Carballo tions from J. Hess iney asked what promiotions might do to parking/traffic for the application Longobari said that collectible items, those locations are hand-selected by , and we come into agreements with them about which location we'll be doing that. So, at this location it just prefers not to have something like that.