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Municipal zoning and development rules haven't caught up to the high-volume drive throughs that cause traffic to back up onto city streets. The worst I've seen is a Starbucks in Boone, NC on US 321. The queue frequently backs up onto the highway, creating a potential for read-end accidents. The queue at the CFA on Six Forks Rd near Strickland Rd in north Raleigh often backs up traffic on Forum Dr which in turn congests the intersection with Six Forks.
The new Chick-Fil-A in Fairfax County's Annandale is the best-designed drive-through I have ever seen. The official drive-through portion snakes through the restaurant's parking lot, widens to two lanes, goes down a hill, and snakes around the building. Despite brisk business, I have never seen the drive-through line overflow. They dedicated so much territory to the drive-through on the premises that the line is contained therein.
They're planning something similar at Crossroads in Cary. Tearing down the old Pier One and rebuilding the Chick-fil-A there and turning the existing building site into the parking lot. Dual-lane drive-thru will wrap all the way around the perimeter, should be tons of stacking space.
They're planning something similar at Crossroads in Cary. Tearing down the old Pier One and rebuilding the Chick-fil-A there and turning the existing building site into the parking lot. Dual-lane drive-thru will wrap all the way around the perimeter, should be tons of stacking space.
Didn’t they propose that several years ago? I figured they had abandoned that since nothing had happened.
Didn’t they propose that several years ago? I figured they had abandoned that since nothing had happened.
Interestingly, they were still moving forward with submissions on it until earlier this year, but looks like they just gave up within the past few months and submitted a new plan for a rebuild just on the current site with a double drive through all the way around with stacking for 37 cars. Also eliminates about 10 parking spaces.
Disappointing, as that's a difficult site to navigate and with Pier 1 gone they had a real opportunity to improve things. And now they obviously have to close during the rebuild rather than potentially staying open while the new one was built next door. Guess they couldn't reach an agreement to acquire the Pier 1 property.
Update on the Buc-ee's under consideration at I-85/40 Exit 152 in Mebane: The site plan calls for a 75,000-square-foot store with over 600 parking spots and up to 120 gas pumps on a 32-acre tract. I bet when it opens, that parking lot is going to be overflowing. And maybe it will continue to be that way for weeks. https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-car...-mebane-store/
Did they get the OK to proceed or does the county still need to vote on it?
Did they get the OK to proceed or does the county still need to vote on it?
Here's what one report says is involved. Not that the process involves only the city of Mebane and not Almanac County:
"Ashley Ownbey, Mebane's Development Director, explained the process, now that Buc-ee's has submitted a revised site plan with rezoning and special use requests for the gas station. Before the requests can move forward to the Mebane Planning Board and Mebane City Council, the site plan must be reviewed and approved by the Mebane Technical Review Committee, which includes city and NCDOT staff. This review involves making sure ordinances and standards are properly met. Ownbey said she anticipates the requests from Buc-ee's will soon be scheduled for a Mebane Planning Board meeting. The Mebane Planning Board will then make recommendations to the Mebane City Council. Public hearings will be scheduled before the city council. then council members will make a decision to approve or deny the requests.
"It is unclear when decisions will be made but if Buc-ee's receives final approval, the gas station in Mebane would be the first Buc-ee's in North Carolina."
Update: The Buc-ee's proposal will go before the Mebane Planning Board next Monday, Dec. 11.
"The plans submitted to the Mebane TRC call for 120 fueling stations, just under 600 total parking spaces, and 18 spaces for handicapped and disabled residents. The construction will call for a Special Use Permit from the City of Mebane, which both the Planning Board and City Council will each consider. Town planners will also conduct a Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA), as is common with all large-scale residential and commercial developments throughout town, leading up to the City Council’s consideration of the project in January."
That won't be the final decision, however. Because it's part of the North Carolina Commerce Park, the plan also has to face review from Graham town officials and the Alamance County Commissioners. The report says this is likely to happen in the spring of 2024.
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