Fast-food chain Checkers is looking to open up a location in Bristol Township.
The fast food joint is proposed for the now-closed Wells Fargo branch at 399 Route 13 in the township’s Croydon section. The branch has been closed since the pandemic started.
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David Shafkowitz, an attorney for franchisee ARAR Foods LLC, told Bristol Township Council Thursday evening that the existing bank building is proposed to stay and be remodeled. About 1,000-square-feet of the building would be used for the Checkers and about 2,000-square-feet would be used for a convenience store.
The developer would reuse the existing bank drive-thru for Checkers. There would be no indoor seating, but there would be a small area for seating outside, Shafkowitz said.
An engineer for the project said there is an effort to create plans that would reduce impervious service by 15 percent to 20 percent. Currently, almost all of the entire two-tract property is either building or parking lot.
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Shafkowitz told council the franchisee will have to request a variance for parking. The property currently has 33 parking spots and the ordinance requires just over 40 spots.
Councilperson Patrick Antonello said he has concerns over customers making a left turn out of the property onto Route 13.
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Shafkowitz said there is a traffic engineer working on the project.
The plans still need to be submitted for the land development process and a vote by council is still some time away.
According to county property records, ARAR Foods LLC has already purchased the bank site for just over $1 million.
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Checkers previously operated a location at the corner of Woodbourne and Bristol Oxford Valley roads in the Levittown section of Middletown Township. That location closed in 2013.
The building was first owned by Farmers National Bank of Bucks County in the 1950s. Farmers National Bank of Bucks County was purchased by Fidelity Bank in the late 1950s. Through the years and acquisitions, the location was a First Union branch, a Wachovia, and finally a Wells Fargo.
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