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Chick‑fil‑A seeks buffer deviation for extra drive‑through lane; Walton County board offers design alternatives
Summary
At a feedback hearing, Chick‑fil‑A representatives sought guidance to add a drive‑through lane that would encroach into the 10‑foot scenic‑corridor landscape buffer. The board suggested opaque screening, trellis/horse‑fence options, or relocating/enhancing landscaping and requested photos and elevations when the applicant returns.
Chick‑fil‑A’s design team presented a pre‑application feedback request to Walton County staff seeking to add vehicle stacking capacity by encroaching into the scenic‑corridor 10‑foot landscape buffer at a shopping‑center outparcel. Krishna Desai of Interplan said the additional lane would improve stacking and safety at peak hours but would require a deviation because it would alter the required buffer.
Board members emphasized alternatives intended to preserve corridor character while addressing queuing: opaque screening, a trellis or low-profile fence with plantings, and relocating or enhancing landscaping elsewhere on the parcel. Several board members suggested the applicant bring larger site photographs, elevations and a detailed planting/trellis design for review at the formal application stage. One member noted that adjacent parcels are older and do not meet current corridor standards, so limited, well‑designed interventions (like a visually attractive fence and additional plantings) could meet both safety and corridor objectives.
This hearing was feedback only; no formal action was taken. The board recommended the applicant pursue a pre‑application meeting and return with photographic documentation and refined elevation drawings.
