Thursday, 26 June 2008 03:39

Andrae's Bakery to Make Sutter Creek Its New Home

slide12.pngAndrae’s Bakery of Amador City will soon be re-locating to Sutter Creek. On Monday, the Sutter Creek Planning Commission reviewed and approved the business’s site plan and architectural design permit. Andrae’s will build a new bakery in the vacant lot next to Sutter Creek Trading Post and across the street from the Park at Hanford Court on Hanford Street. The project consists of a new 5,928 square foot, three story building which will incorporate a bakery, eatery, sales area, office, and storage. There will also be a covered porch, an outdoor eating area, and 18 parking spaces. Monday night’s meeting also marked the first time that the Sutter Creek Planning Commission acted as the architectural review committee, after the city adopted new architectural guidelines for the town’s ‘historic bowl’ principality. The project designer, Larry White, demonstrated the ways in which the project will comply with the new standards by incorporating architectural elements that reflect Sutter Creek’s historical buildings. The Commission did choose to alter a few aspects of the design permit, including a stipulation that the business owners will have to obtain a permit from the city if they wish to alter or demolish the historical barn structure at the rear of the property. In general, though, the Commissioners and members of the public had much felicitous praise for the project, and the application was approved unanimously.