A 7 Brew Coffee stand is shown in Johnson City, Tennessee. (Business Wire photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — A new drive-thru coffee shop is planned on a 1-acre site southeast of the Iron Mountain Pizza Hut at 1600 S. Stephenson Ave., near the intersection of Hydraulic Falls Road.

An application from 7 Brew Coffee for a special use permit gained approval from Iron Mountain City Council on Monday. The council’s action followed a public hearing conducted by the city’s planning commission earlier in the day.

The permit is needed to allow a drive-thru. The projected opening date for the stand is in November.

According to a December news release, 7 Brew Coffee has expanded from 14 stands in 2019 to now more than 600 stands across 38 states. After beginning the year with 321 locations, 7 Brew opened over 280 stands in 2025 to reach this new milestone.

The drive-thru proposal says employees greet customers in their vehicles and take orders using iPads. This allows service to begin before cars reach the window.

Two drive-thru lanes are planned and service times are estimated at under four minutes from order to pickup. The anticipated hours of operation are 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

The permit application was filed by Mylena Oliveira, representing 7B Iron Mountain 380 LLC. The site is owned by Fleet Farm Group LLC of Appleton, Wis., and is zoned B-2 General Business District.

In other action Monday, the city council:

— Tabled the opening of two-year audit proposals, which were due Monday. Postal and other deliveries were delayed by Blizzard Elsa. Otherwise, City Manager Jordan Stanchina reported no critical issues with the blizzard, apart from snow cleanup hindered by high winds.

— Heard Stanchina report he plans to seek federal funding for an estimated $1.3 million project that would reconstruct H Street between Stephenson and Carpenter avenues and add a third lane on the east side of Cedar Avenue, south of H Street. The purpose of the third lane is to improve traffic flow from the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center by providing a right turn only lane for exiting traffic. The city would likely need to cover 20% of the cost. “It’s a long shot, but I’m going to try,” Stanchina said.

–Will advertise on the Wisconsin Surplus Auction site an Achilles inflatable raft that the fire department wants to replace. The Achilles raft, with a wooden floor, requires at least two people and a trailer to move, Director of Police and Fire Services Jeff Solka said. A proposal will later be considered to acquire an inflatable ice rescue raft that could be handled by one person and inflate within 90 seconds.

— Adopted a resolution to adjust the classifications of about 25 streets under an annual road mileage certification required by Michigan’s Public Act 51. In most cases, sections of streets are being decertified after the Michigan Department of Transportation identified them as not being open to public traffic.

— Approved payment of $20,291 to Coleman Engineering Co. of Iron Mountain to integrate new information on water lines into the city’s GIS system. The funds were available through a grant awarded to conduct field verification for service lines containing lead. MEC Underground Solutions of Fairgrove completed the field work under a $468,515 contract that came in under budget. Now, with the payment to Coleman, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy grant funding of $23,975 is still available, Stanchina said.

Jim Anderson can be reached at 906-774-2772, ext. 85226, or janderson@ironmountaindailynews.com.