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McDonald’s drive‑through request at Virginia Parkway tabled after council raises safety concerns

5706855 · September 2, 2025
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Summary

An applicant seeking a specific‑use permit for a McDonald’s at 3300 Virginia Parkway reoriented its site plan and proposed a deceleration lane, but council members and staff expressed safety concerns about eastbound egress; the council reopened the public hearing and tabled the item for further engineering review.

Councilors on Sept. 2 heard a renewed specific‑use permit request for a McDonald’s drive‑through at 3300 Virginia Parkway, adjacent to Bonnie Wenk Park and a nearby Walmart. Planning staff said the applicant revised the site plan after a previous denial and recommended approval; the applicant said the new layout routes vehicle access through the Walmart parking area and includes 15 on‑site stacking spaces and a proposed deceleration lane on Virginia Parkway.

Leslie Ford, representing the applicant, told the…

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