By Marney Simon | Enterprise Staff
Major changes have been underway at the corner of Route 59 and Jefferson over the part year, as the roadway gets a much needed resurfacing and the Crossroads Plaza undertakes a major overhaul.
Now, that new site, set to hold the new expansion of Chicken-N-Spice, will change its plans slightly.
Last week, the Village Board approved a change to the plans at Crossroads Plaza, at 150 Brookforest Ave. and 102 W. Jefferson St. in Shorewood
The change was an amendment to the conditional use permit, reducing the size of the phase three corner building from 4,000 to 2,100 square feet, adding 12 parking spaces. The change also adds two feet to the sign in front of the plaza.
Shorewood’s Interim Community Development Coordinator Rod Tonelli said the new site will also add an outdoor seating area.
“We did include a condition within the ordinance, so they can bring back the details of what the furniture, fencing, et cetera is going to look like,” Tonelli said. “That hasn’t been decided yet, but we’ll review that at a staff level and make sure it’s up to snuff with the quality of the rest of that project, and determine how good it looks.”
The outdoor dining area will sit on the west end of the property.
The board opted to waive the second reading of the amendment and approved it unanimously.
The new Chicken-N-Spice restaurant was initially slated for an August grand opening, but that has been delayed due to site work. An official grand opening date has not been announced, though the restaurant said the public can expect the doors to open “very soon.”