The Beaumont City Council earlier this month approved the plot plan for a new commercial shopping center at the northwest corner of Oak Valley Parkway and Beaumont Avenue.
“This project has been vacant, dormant land as far as I know for over 50 years and it’s not serving any purpose to the community,” Ari Santiago Miller, a representative for the developer said. “Our project will bring jobs, will bring services.”
The Beaumont Village Shopping Center, as approved, is set to include three freestanding fast-food drive-thru restaurants, a multi-tenant building for other small restaurants/retail uses with a drive-thru, a retail building, a car wash, and a gas station with a convenience store.
“I’m really glad to see development on that part of town,” Councilmember Julio Martinez said. “It has been a very long time, and so many people, especially from the high school area and stuff, always ask, ‘When are we going to do something with that corner?’ So, it is finally great to see something moving in a positive direction.”
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The project is broken up into two phases. The first phase would include the construction of the gas station and convenience store, operated by 7-Eleven, the car wash, operated by Quick Quack Car Wash, and two drive-thru restaurants that have not yet been announced.
The second phase would include the construction of the retail anchor building, a third drive-thru restaurant and the multi-tenant building for other small restaurants or retail uses, though the developer was clear that the plans could change as the project continues to move forward.
“It really just depends on market forces [and] what tenants are interested,” Miller said. “So, it’s possible that while we’re not showing any sit-down restaurants, when all is said and done, we could have several sit-down restaurants on the project.”
In addition to approving the plan, the council approved conditional use permits to allow for the operation of the gas station and carwash and for the sale of alcohol at the convenience store.
A full recording of the meeting can be found here on the city’s YouTube channel.
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