Plan Commission Set to Give Final Approval to McDonald's Remodel

The Sussex Plan Commission is set to give final approval to a request from restaurant to remodel the exterior of its building and the drive through entrance signage at its location at W249N6522, Highway 164. 

The project is subject to public comment at the next commission meeting at 6:30 p.m. April 21, at , N64W23760 Main St.

If granted  a conditional use permit for the drive through lanes, the remodeling project will likely begin in May and be finished by the end of the summer.

“McDonald’s has a new modern look that it’s trying to achieve for their buildings,” said Dion Conn, owner of the Sussex McDonald’s. “It’s an iconic, brick exterior with (Exterior Insulation and Finishing System) panels on it so it will be a much more modern-looking building that will fit better into the community.”

The new look will have red brick, cream color cultured stone and aluminum accent panels around the window play area.

The gateway canopies over the drive through lanes will be replaced with a white metal exterior and will be the same height as they are now. When the McDonald’s was built in 1996, there was no requirement for a conditional use permit for a drive through but the code has since changed.

“The Plan Commission has supported the exterior façade improvements,” village administrator Jeremy Smith said, “The Architectural Review Board has also recommended support of those façade improvements and the last step in this journey is for a conditional use permit for the drive through.”