Panera Bread (Columbus, Ohio)

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A Panera Bread store will replace the Fifty-Off Outlet furniture store at 6120 Sawmill Road.

Covelli Enterprises, a Panera franchisee, has razed the furniture store to make way for the 4,600-square-foot casual restaurant, complete with a drive-through.

Building permits have been conditionally approved and issued, but no inspections have been requested to date, said Anthony Celebrezze III, director of the Columbus Department of Zoning and Building Services.

The conditional approval is contingent upon submission and approval of a fire-suppression and fire-alarm plan, Celebrezze said. Conditional approval is valid for 12 months, which is not unusual, he said.

Covelli also has received permits for tradesmen to work on electrical, plumbing and heating, ventilation and cooling systems associated with the overall building plan, Celebrezze said.

The opening of the store at 6120 is part of a relocation of the Covelli Enterprises’ Panera store that is nearby at 2750 Martin Road.