Dairy Queen is proposing to open shop next to Wild Blue Ropes off of Folly Road. The Folly Road Overlay requires a special exception for fast food restaurants, so they will be appearing at our next BZA meeting. They are also seeking a variance to remove a 25 inch Hackberry Tree. This tree is at the back of the lot for the proposed Dairy Queen. It is along the BI-LO parking lot. They are asking to remove the tree so that their driveway can be accessed from the BI-LO parking lot. There is a large laurel oak in the middle of the property which is staying. Neither of the very large live oak trees on near Highland Drive will be removed.
I like Dairy Queen and while I have nothing against Hackberry Trees, access to the BI-LO parking lot is desirable and consistent with the Rethink Folly Road plan. To me, it seems like losing the Hackberry is better than losing the other trees.
I am commenting on this because I have seen claims that there is a proposal to remove a grand oak tree on Folly Road for a fast food restaurant. No live oak tree, grand or otherwise, on Folly Road or anywhere else, is being touched. As for fast food restaurants, people who don't like them should not eat there. I think seeking to ban them from Folly Road (or anywhere else in the Town) because you want to force other people to stop patronizing them is wrong.
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