By Scott Shumaker | East Valley Tribune
The commercial development community is not lovin’ Mesa Planning Divison’s proposed changes to the zoning rules for drive-thru restaurants, and they’d rather have them their way.
Roughly 60 people logged in for an online community meeting on Sept. 21 to discuss the proposed new rules, which are aimed at preventing clustering of drive-thru restaurants and giving residents opportunities to weigh in when the fast food eateries are proposed near their homes.
Virtually all the attendees who asked questions or made comments were involved in the restaurant industry – as property managers, developers or franchisees – and all had concerns about the proposed changes to drive thru zoning rules.
