Lidl Seeks Approval To Add Drive-Thru Restaurant At East Brunswick Store

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Lidl wants to shrink its planned East Brunswick grocery store and add on a drive-thru restaurant, according to an application scheduled to go before the township Planning Board.

The German discount chain is asking the board to sign off on a 23,481-square-foot store at 651 Route 18 — about 7,500 square feet smaller than what the board previously approved — along with a 1,015-square-foot drive-thru restaurant on the same site.

The application does not identify the restaurant tenant, though it is believed to be a coffee and doughnut shop.

To move forward, Lidl needs variances for lot coverage, parking and loading area dimensions. The company is proposing 109 parking spaces, where 126 are required and lot coverage of 80.4 percent where 75 percent is permitted.

The Planning Board is set to hear the application Feb. 25.

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