The Jamestown Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals granted approvals Tuesday for a new 2,700-square-foot Tim Horton’s location at 10 S. Main St. in Brooklyn Square. P-J photo by Eric Tichy

A proposal to construct a new Tim Horton’s restaurant across the street from one of its current locations in Jamestown cleared the necessary hurdles this week.

On Tuesday, the city Planning Commission approved the site plan for a new 2,700-square-foot location at 10 S. Main St. in Brooklyn Square, most recently home to Jimmy’s Restaurant that is slated for demolition. Afterward, the city Zoning Board of Appeals approved a setback variance.

As proposed, the newly constructed Tim Horton’s will feature a double drive-through with space for 16 vehicles. The property currently has 43 parking spaces as well.

During Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, a representative for the popular coffee chain updated the site’s drainage plan as well as vehicle and pedestrian access points from Main and Harrison streets and the Riverwalk.

Blake Tarana owns numerous Tim Horton’s locations in the area, including the one across the street from the one proposed in Brooklyn Square. He said the new location will feature enough space for 36 seated customers inside, just slightly under the 40-plus capacity at its current location; outside seating capacity is expected to remain the same at about 12.

Tarana told Planning Commission members that 66% of customers utilize the drive-through at the Brooklyn Square location while 34% come inside or use mobile ordering to make purchases. He said the new site has been designed to maximize the trends seen at the current location.

“We are building this store to best match what we have right across the street,” Tarana said.

“That’s how we’ve modeled the interior of it. That’s how we’ve modeled the exterior of it.”

Ellen Shadle, city planner, submitted a written statement to the Planning Commission regarding the history of Brooklyn Square and an urban renewal project that never came to fruition. She said the area, once home to dozens of families and even more businesses, is now 80% parking.

“While demolishing Brooklyn Square took little time to accomplish, the adverse effects of erasing a neighborhood are the gift that keeps on giving,” Shadle said.

She said restoring the setbacks, as required by the city code, to 20 feet would be a “fantastic opportunity to undo the harm of excessive and highly visible parking that the granting of the previous variance imposed.”

Shadle’s comments were read into the minutes, but no formal action was taken.

Construction at the 10 S. Main St. site is expected to begin next spring. Tarana is eyeing an opening date of late August or early September.

Most recently, Tarana opened a drive-through-only Tim Horton’s location on Washington Street in Jamestown.