Our project was a new site design for a Starbucks location in the Westwood Square Shopping Center at the corner of West Pensacola Street and Ocala Road in Tallahassee. The design includes a drive-through and parking area, facing West Pensacola Street.
The site is located atop the current detention pond that serves the block. Due to this, our project included designing a new stormwater management system to fulfill the existing pond’s capacity and address the post-development drainage needs. To create space for the building, drive-through and parking while still managing post-development drainage, the pond was replaced with an underground stormwater management chamber system. This new system is connected to the existing stormwater pipe along West Pensacola Street. We designed the underground chamber system. Our site layout serves the architect’s blueprint and meets the drive-through and parking space demands based on calculations derived from a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts. The project design complies with MMRT zoning district regulations, the City of Tallahassee Land Development Code, Starbucks Corporate Standards, ADA Requirements and FDOT Standard Plans for 2023-24.
This project carries significant social impacts for the community. It introduces a new coffee shop where residents can gather, work and enjoy coffee. It should also take some traffic away from the other nearby Starbucks locations. In addition to these benefits, the new Starbucks is expected to create employment in the local area, which will help the community.
Morgan Arnason, Abigail Ensing, Marlon Feitosa, Hayden Lenk, Olivia Owens
Sean Martin, Ph.D., P.E., FRSE
Moore Bass Consulting, Inc., Ben Hood, P.E.
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