Sandy Springs Planning Commission recommends 24/7 hours for Whataburger location

The local Whataburger franchisee plans to open a restaurant in the Dunwoody Place shopping center in the north end of Sandy Springs Provided by Sandy Springs The Sandy Springs Planning Commission recommended removing restricted hours of operations for a drive-through for the Whataburger restaurant planned on an outparcel of the Dunwoody Place shopping center The -acre site at Roswell Road is zoned commercial mixed-use and was home to a Wells Fargo branch bank that was built in The shopping center is anchored by a Publix grocery store The Whataburger franchisee plans to demolish the vacant bank structure and its drive-through facilities to build a new single-story square-foot Whataburger restaurant It will include an outdoor patio and bike rack parking spaces a dumpster enclosure and landscaping and hardscape amenities Related stories Bye WaHo egg surcharge The top five spring restaurant openings from around Atlanta The applicant demands a conditional use permit for a drive-through facility which was recommended for approval by the planning commission The drive-through will be hidden from Roswell Road by the elevation and landscape The applicant was receptive to the vehicle-stacking requirement for the drive-through and the requirement to follow a site plan that was submitted on April What wasn t wished was a restriction on the restaurant s hours This vacant branch bank and its drive-through will be torn down to make room for the Whataburger restaurant if a conditional use permit gets approved by the city council Provided by Sandy Springs Harrison Parker the Whataburger franchisee with MTO RE questioned the staff s recommended condition to limit restaurant hours to a m to a m Sunday through Wednesday and a m to a m Thursday through Saturday But our concern here is the hours of operation because it is Whataburger s purpose comment and has been for years Goodness That is their mission announcement Parker reported Whataburger would not be happy for the Sandy Springs restaurant to be one out of restaurants not open he noted Staff endorsed that no other Whataburger restaurants had restricted hours An initial motion to recommend approval with staff conditions including the restricted hours failed The planning commission then approved a recommendation with the restriction on hours of operation removed The Sandy Springs City Council is scheduled to hold a citizens hearing on the conditional use permit during its meeting on Aug at p m at city hall The post Sandy Springs Planning Commission recommends hours for Whataburger location appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta