Councilman Jim Jolly said he went to the restaurant in Novi near Twelve Oaks Mall, the first standalone Chick-fil-A to open in Detroit s western suburbs, and was concerned over restaurant employees out managing traffic near the restaurant. Vehicles waiting in line at that location routinely spill out into the ring road surrounding the mall.
Jolly said the thought of employees potentially doing something similar at the Livonia location was not ideal. It would be an absolute nightmare for non-police officers directing traffic on Plymouth or Middlebelt Road, he said. The traffic there is going to be a nightmare.
Something working in the site s favor, reiterated Justin Lurk, Chick-fil-A s principal development leader, is the size of the property. The property has more than seven acres of land, which is far and away more than most sites the company typically looks at. Usually, Chick-fil-A will locate restaurants are property that is no more than 1.5 acres.