HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-17 David Watson
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From:David Watson <davidjwatson.007@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, April 16, 2025 8:17 PM
To:Clerks Comment
Subject:In-N-Out Burger at Ten Mile
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Greetings Planning and Zoning Commissioners,
I am writing in opposition to this location for In-N-Out. My reason is solely based on the amount of traffic
this will bring to an already busy shopping center and congested surrounding streets. Please don't get me
wrong, I think In-N-Out has a great business model and good food for the value. And that's the crux of the
issue.
Their business model is so good that they far surpass all of their fast food competitors. It's not even
close. According to an article in the fast food trade publication "QSR", in 2022 In-N-Out averaged
700,000 visits per store. What's the industry average? 121,000 per store. In-N-Out has almost 5X
visits per store compared to the average for all other fast food chains.
I looked up the average daily traffic for a McDonald's. It's anywhere from 1,000 - 2,000 customers per day
depending on location, weekends, etc. Using the above information there could potentially be 6,000 (on
the low end) to 12,000 (on the high end) In-N-Out customers added to the already busy Costco shopping
center. This will be crippling to the traffic around that shopping center. It will especially be bad for the
north-bound traffic on Ten Mile, turning left onto W. Lost Rapids Drive. The traffic there is already bad as
left turn traffic frequently spills deep into the north-bound lane of Ten Mile.
An In-N-Out at this location will be a major headache to everyone living in the
surrounding neighborhoods there. Please do not allow this to happen.
Sincerely,
David Watson
4146 W Wolf Rapids St, Meridian
p.s. I'll be sending this email twice in case the one with the hyperlink doesn't get through.
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