Chick-Fil-A Expansion Proposed In Horsham Township

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP, PA —Drive by the Chick-fil-A on Welsh Road and you're bound to see a mob of motorists. The drive-through line wraps around the restaurant and the mass of customers is endless from the restaurant's opening at 6:30 a.m. for breakfast until its closing at 10 p.m.

It's the same every day except Sunday when the eatery is closed.

While the business will still be booming, a proposal is in place to alleviate some of the congestion around this chicken-based operation.

Chick-fil-A, Inc. is appearing before the Horsham Township planning commission at Wednesday night's meeting for a review of an amended final land development application at its location on 134 Welsh Road.

Chick-fil-A, Inc. has proposed a revision to the existing restaurant to provide a second drive-thru lane.

Four parking spaces would be removed to accommodate the change.

In other planning commission news:

• First review of the land development application at 853 W. County Line Road. The applicant, RCM VII LLC, is proposing the construction of two warehouse buildings and associated site improvements. Building 1 is proposed at 224,000 square feet and Building 2 is proposed at 100,000 square feet for a total of 324,000 square feet of warehouse space. The site is currently vacant land.
• First review of the land development application at 901 Horsham Road. The applicant, 901 Horsham Road, LLC, is proposing the construction of a 122,247-square-foot self-storage facility. The existing catering facility will be demolished.

The planning commission's next meeting will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the Horsham Township Municipal Building.