Santa Fe Springs Planning Commission approves new Chic-Fil-A

After getting questions astir parking and queuing answered to their satisfaction, Santa Fe Springs Planning Commissioners approved a caller Chic-Fil-A  eatery crossed the thoroughfare from Gateway Plaza successful Santa Fe Springs.

The caller 4,723-square-foot edifice astatine 13225 Telegraph Road volition beryllium built connected the tract of the existing S and P Restaurant and Sports Bar that volition beryllium demolished.

But commissioners, who voted 4-0 —  Commissioner Ken Arnold was absent — initially had concerns.

“”My interest is traffic,” Commissioner Francis Carbajal,said. “They’ll beryllium coming successful by the mediate school.”

Graves Middle School is connected Los Nietos to the northbound broadside of the property.

The edifice is expected to unfastened sometime successful 2023, Carlos Arrias, improvement manager for Chic-Fil-A, said. Photo: Courtesy Chi-Fil-A

But Jimmy Wong, subordinate planner, said determination volition beryllium entree from Telegraph Road. There besides volition beryllium 56 parking spots and a double-lane queuing acceptable up with country for 28 vehicles.

Chic-Fil-A unit members volition instrumentality orders and present them extracurricular straight to the car, Wong said. This should velocity up work by 30%, helium added.

Commissioner Bill Round said helium liked the plans that telephone for treble lanes and 28 queuing spots and that alleviate his concerns astir cars backing onto the street. The second can’t beryllium allowed, helium added.

“They were going to travel into our metropolis a fewer years agone but it wouldn’t person worked,” Rounds saiid, referring to a connection to unfastened a Chic-Fil-A and Panera, which besides would person been a drive-through connected the southwestern country of Telegraph and Carmenita roads.

“Where they’re going is simply a overmuch amended location,” helium said. “I don’t deliberation it gets immoderate amended than this. It’s not successful a engaged buying center.”

Ed Hale, manager for 4G Development and Consulting that prepared plans for Chic-Fil-A, said helium believes 28 queuing lanes should work.

“We privation to beryllium a bully neighbor,” Hale said. “We don’t privation cars parked successful the close of way. We’re going to bash everything we tin truthful they don’t extremity up connected the street.”

The edifice is expected to unfastened sometime successful 2023, Carlos Arrias, improvement manager for Chic-Fil-A, said.