Enfield — Plans for a new Jake’s Market and Deli in Enfield are moving forward after the convenience chain won approval last week to construct a store and gas pumps at the corner of Route 4 and Maple Street.

The Enfield Planning Board voted unanimously on Wednesday to allow Jake’s to build its ninth Upper Valley location. However, the company will have to obtain a driveway permit and meet several conditions before work can begin next year.

“We are very excited about this project,” Bruce Bergeron, manager of the Lebanon-based Jake’s stores, said in an interview on Monday.

The roughly 7,800-square-foot facility planned for Enfield Village will include a full convenience store offering groceries, home goods and a hardware department, Bergeron said.

The company is also planning a full-service deli, which would allow customers to order food or grab a pre-made meal. There’s also plans for a sit-down cafe and drive thru window at the site, he said.

“I would say the project is a hybrid of a traditional Jake’s Market and Deli with a Jake’s coffee cafe (and) a little bit of the Jake’s Quechee Market thrown in as well,” Bergeron said

The new building will take the place of two former beloved Enfield businesses.

Enfield Hardware and Supply closed its doors in May after nearly 33 years of service. Jake’s hopes to merge that property with the neighboring Tinkham’s Store parcel to free up four acres for the new store. All together, the two will give the new facility almost 200 feet of frontage on Route 4.

Plans for the future Jake’s Market show traffic entering and exiting from both Route 4 and Maple Street. Three gas pumps will allow six cars to fill up at the same time, and the remainder of the site will be flanked by 32 parking spaces, double the amount the town mandates.

The lot currently sees about 8,800 vehicles pass by daily on Route 4, according to state Department of Transportation traffic reports.

But officials expect a fraction of that traffic to use the parking lot.

Between 600 and 700 customers are expected daily, amounting to between 1,300 and 1,400 vehicle entries and exits a day, according to Lebanon-based consulting firm Engineering Ventures, which designed the store for Jake’s.

About a third of the site is made up of wetlands, according to Engineering Ventures. Much of the water on the north and east ends of the property are now directed to a culvert under Route 4.

However, Jake’s hopes to collect rain water in a garden on the southwest corner of the site where it will be treated prior to hitting the culvert.

Town officials had few concerns when presented with plans last week, said Planning Board Chairman Dan Kiley.

The board asked that Jake’s install a hydrant and place lettering on the building after receiving input from the fire department, he said. Members also asked a canopy partially covering the site also include a drain for rain water.

“It was a very positive meeting,” Kiley said, adding no neighbors attended to express worries.

“We like the looks of what they’re going to do and we’re glad to see them coming to Enfield,” he said.

Jake’s will need to come before the board again to have the Enfield Hardware and Tinkham lots merged. Both properties are currently in the process of being acquired, Bergeron said.

The company must also obtain a driveway permit before construction can begin. The Planning Board took no issue with the store’s access to Maple Street, a local road, but the state must weigh in on its access onto Route 4.

If all goes well, Bergeron said, he hopes construction could begin in the spring , with some site work completed before hand.

Tim Camerato can be reached at tcamerato@vnews.com or 603-727-3223.