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Anderson City BZA approves 1.53‑foot setback variance for Chick‑fil‑A canopy at 3526 Clemson Boulevard
Summary
The Anderson City Board of Zoning Appeals approved a 1.53‑foot variance to allow a drive‑through canopy to encroach into the Fritz Drive front yard for renovations at the Chick‑fil‑A at 3526 Clemson Boulevard. Staff recommended approval, citing the parcel's corner‑lot frontage and a shared access easement.
The Anderson City Board of Zoning Appeals on an unspecified date approved a variance allowing a canopy to encroach 1.53 feet into the Fritz Drive front yard at 3526 Clemson Boulevard, the site of a Chick‑fil‑A restaurant.
Staff told the board the parcel fronts on both Clemson Boulevard and Fritz Drive and that a private shared access easement on the opposite side of the property constrains where improvements can be placed. Staff said Fritz Drive was originally a private road and that the city assumed ownership in the early 2000s. Staff recommended approval, arguing the lot’s two front yards and the shared access make the site unique and that a small encroachment would not harm adjacent properties or the public good.
An engineer for the applicant, Gant Derrick of Bowman Consulting Group, told the board the canopy is part of a common Chick‑fil‑A renovation program designed to increase drive‑through capacity and reduce queuing that could reach the right of way. Derrick said the proposed double‑wide canopy would cover the outdoor meal delivery area and provide weather protection for team members. Staff and the applicant both agreed the requested 1.53‑foot encroachment met the findings of fact required for a variance.
Board members asked whether the proposal altered the lot’s two front‑yard setbacks and whether the canopy would reach the public sidewalk; staff and the applicant said the canopy would not extend to the sidewalk. A board member moved to approve, another seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote. The transcript does not record a numerical roll‑call or individual named votes.
The variance allows the canopy to be sited slightly closer to the Fritz Drive right‑of‑way than current code permits and was approved with staff conditions implicit in the staff report. The record shows the board accepted staff’s findings a–d (uniqueness, generality, restriction on reasonable use, and lack of detriment) when granting the variance.
The meeting record does not specify a timeline for construction or a numerical vote tally.
