Do you like to sip lattes while taking in the scenes of Santa Monica and Silver Spring?

With a new outdoor seating plan, Starbucks hopes to expand its popular outdoor patio by adding 104 square feet of patio space north of its existing 220-square-foot patio on the west side of the building. 

The coffee shop at 302 E. Silver Spring Dr. received the Plan Commission's permission Tuesday night to create the expanded patio, which would accomodate an additional table, umbrella and six patio chairs. Starbucks' current patio features two tables and 17 chairs.

This is the second modification in recent history for the Whitefish Bay Starbucks store. The coffee shop went through a renovation in late October that expanded the coffee brewing area, and reconfigured the seating area with new bar-style seating, as well as new tables and chairs.