{"id":401655,"date":"2025-11-24T16:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/401655\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:27:11","slug":"oceanway-chick-fil-a-gets-construction-permits-despite-strong-community-pushback-over-safety-traffic-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/401655\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceanway Chick-fil-A gets construction permits despite strong community pushback over safety, traffic concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 A widely opposed plan to build a Chick-fil-A restaurant in the Oceanway community is moving forward after the city issued construction permits, according to News4JAX partners at The Jacksonville Daily Record.<\/a><\/p>\n

On Friday, the city issued a permit for W.H. Bass Inc. to build the fast-food restaurant near the entrance to the North Creek subdivision, on Duval Station Road, near First Coast High School.<\/p>\n

RELATED | <\/b>Widely opposed Oceanway Chick-fil-A awaits permit clearance to move forward with construction plans<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Residents of the North Creek subdivision fought the rezoning for months, voicing concerns about potential traffic issues, student safety and property values being affected if the unwanted restaurant opened.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want to use our entrance, that in itself is bad. The safety of the kids from the school going across the street is bad, and the traffic will be a nightmare. I\u2019ve said it 100 times, I don\u2019t know how else to say it, it\u2019s just not a good idea,\u201d Resident Roberta Smith said in January 2024.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the Jacksonville City Council approved\u00a0the rezoning<\/a>\u00a0in a 12 to 7 vote in June 2024.<\/p>\n

RELATED | <\/b>Tensions run high at Oceanway community meeting over plan to build Chick-fil-A across from First Coast High School<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The approved $1.3-million project will have a dual-drive-thru, 92 seats, including outdoor patio dining, two canopies and 63 parking spaces.<\/p>\n

The city continues to review three permits at a total estimated $110,000 for the two canopies for meal delivery and order points and for a dumpster enclosure.<\/p>\n

That boosts the total construction costs to almost $1.6 million.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear when the franchise plans to open.<\/p>\n

Read more at The Jacksonville Daily Record<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

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