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File #: 25-904    Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Public Hearing
File created: 8/15/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/12/2025 Final action:
Title: Report regarding a resolution approving a Reimbursement Agreement with In-N-Out Burger Restaurant for a new signalized intersection at El Camino Real and Southwood Drive/1st Street in connection with the new restaurant project at 932 and 972 El Camino. (Nell Selander, Economic & Community Development Director, Matt Ruble, Principal Engineer, and Stephanie Skangos, Senior Planner)
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1: Planning Commission Resolutions, 2. Attachment 2: Traffic Signal Concept Plan, 3. SB343 -Attachment 3: Staff Presentation, 4. SB343 -Attachment 4 - INOB Presentation
Related files: 25-1202
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Report regarding a resolution approving a Reimbursement Agreement with In-N-Out Burger Restaurant for a new signalized intersection at El Camino Real and Southwood Drive/1st Street in connection with the new restaurant project at 932 and 972 El Camino. (Nell Selander, Economic & Community Development Director, Matt Ruble, Principal Engineer, and Stephanie Skangos, Senior Planner)

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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends City Council adopt a Resolution approving a Reimbursement Agreement with In-N-Out Burger for installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of El Camino Real and Southwood Drive / 1st Street, as required by the project's Conditions of Approval for the new restaurant project at 932 and 972 El Camino Real.

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BACKGROUND
On July 17, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of South San Francisco adopted Resolution Nos. 12-2025 and 13-2025 approving a new In-N-Out Burger Restaurant on El Camino Real. The approvals included a CEQA determination and entitlements for the In-N-Out Burger Restaurant Project, including Design Review, a Conditional Use Permit, and a Master Sign Program. A copy of the approved resolutions is included as Attachment 1 to this report.

Site Overview and Project Description
The Project Site is located at 932 and 972 El Camino Real, along the east side of El Camino Real (State Route 82), within the T5 Corridor (T5C) Zoning District, and is comprised of two parcels, APNs 014-011-320 and 014-011-330, totaling 65,493 square feet in size (approximately 1.5 acres). The project site is developed with a two-story mixed-use building, a one-story former Burger King restaurant (now vacant), a surface parking lot with a drive-through lane, and an overflow vehicle stacked striped area. All existing buildings on the Project Site will be demolished.

The approved Project is for the construction of a new 3,887 square foot In-N-Out Burger Restaurant with a drive-through. The project will provide a seating ...

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