A proposed Starbucks on Honolulu Avenue in the Montrose Shopping Park is getting mixed reviews from local business owners who say the corporate chain may not mesh with the independent image of the area.
Starbucks plans to open in the 1,840-square-foot storefront that currently houses Color Me Mine on the southeast corner of Honolulu and Ocean View Boulevard, but it must first secure a conditional-use permit to change the space from retail to fast food because it has more than eight seats.
Maureen Palacios, owner of Once Upon A Time bookstore and treasurer for the Montrose Shopping Park Assn., said during a recent board meeting that a Starbucks would increase vehicle traffic and hurt parking in the district, according to the Valley Sun.
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-- Mark Kellam and Brittany Levine, Times Community News
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