Wilmington board denies drive-through restaurant variance near Echo Farms

Wilmington board denies drive-through restaurant variance near Echo Farms

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – A proposed drive-through restaurant near a Wilmington neighborhood raised safety and traffic concerns among Echo Farms residents. The city board of adjustment voted unanimously on Thursday to decline the developer’s variance request for the property located at the intersection of Echo Farms Boulevard and Carolina Beach Road. “Granting these variances would compromise public safety with overwhelming traffic impacts, des…

Echo Farms drive-thru proposal turned down at Wilmington Board of Adjustment

WILMINGTON — A controversial drive-thru development proposed next to the Echo Farms neighborhood entrance on Carolina Beach Road was denied its variance request, despite the property owner reducing the scope of the project. On Thursday, the Wilmington Board of Adjustment voted 4-1, Chair Jeff Hovis dissenting, to deny the request, which was, essentially, to place a drive-thru lane where the… Source