The St. Johns County Development Review Committee sought to identify an unnamed fast-food restaurant in plans under review at its Dec. 18 meeting, but the project engineer was coy with the answer.
Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. is planning the drive-thru restaurant on an outparcel at the Walmart Supercenter proposed near the World Commerce in St. Augustine.
The St. Johns River Water Management District and the county are reviewing the plans.
The Fort Lauderdale-based consulting firm frequently provides Chick-fil-A with civil engineering and survey services.
Jan Trantham, a senior transportation planner, asked a Bowman representative to disclose the name of the restaurant.
“I don’t think we’re supposed to, but I think everyone knows who it is,” the representative said.
Jeffrey Petrie, a county engineer, mentioned Chick-fil-A.
“If it’s the client we mentioned, the traffic is much higher than that of a typical fast-food restaurant,” Trantham said.
The restaurant is planned at 3405 B International Golf Parkway, about 2.2 miles southwest of retailers Buc-ee’s, Costco and the recently opened Bass Pro Shops. It is across the street from Tocoi Creek High School.
Project plans show a 5,558-square-foot restaurant with seating for 106 inside and 16 outside. The double drive-thru has a peak capacity of 57 cars. There will be 71 parking spaces.
The shopping center includes the Walmart and eight outparcels, one designated for the fast-food restaurant and another for a gas station and convenience store, which is not named. Walmart is still in the pre-application phase at a store that would anchor the supercenter. It is zoned to build on the site.
According to Bowman’s website, the company partners with Chick-fil-A to provide services for new stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. Its scope of work includes site planning, utility design, drainage and grading design and land, topographic and boundary surveys. Bowman Consulting Group also collaborates with hamburger chain Checkers and Rally's and drive-thru coffee shop Dutch Bros.
Commercial real estate firm Steinemann & Co., through World Commerce Center LLP, owns the land.