Posted on 08/29/2015 11:06:03 AM PDT by CreviceTool
Westchester’s neighborhood council has been taking complaints for years about a boarded-up former Grinder restaurant on Sepulveda Boulevard near Manchester Avenue, which until recently was occupied by a group of homeless men.
So when Chick-Fil-A came calling with an interest in taking over the site, it looked like a win-win. Instead, a longstanding ban on drive-thru restaurants in downtown Westchester has Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin opposed to the plan and butting heads with a neighborhood council wanting to make an exception to the rule.
The stalemate between Bonin and supporters of the fast-food chain has property owner Perry Mann also considering leasing the lot to an airport valet parking service. Sam’s Airport Parking used the space as a parking lot for several months last year.
“I think [Chick-Fil-A representatives] are backing out. It looks like they’re not interested anymore,” Mann said. “Everybody seems to be in favor of Chick-Fil-A except Bonin, but I have to move forward.”
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That’s sick.
Depending on the users, a parking lot usually generates a lot less traffic than a high-volume fast-food restaurant. Parking lots are usually filled for long periods of time, with a rush of inbound cars in the morning and outbound in the evening. The high rate of turnover in the restaurant generates a lot of traffic throughout a full day.
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