Despite significant pushback from housing advocates and neighborhood groups, San Jose planning officials have approved a permit for a new Chick-fil-A restaurant at the corner of Race and West San Carlos Streets.
The Chick-fil-A proposal will revitalize a primarily vacant lot and add a one-story, 5,139-square-foot restaurant that does not feature a drive-thru.
“The corner is blighted and inactive,” said Christine Cho, a representative with Chick-fil-A’s west region development team. “It’s primarily a parking lot with minimal landscaping, cracked pavement, generally in poor condition, with limited pedestrian connectivity and walkability.”…