A slam-‘Dunkin:’ coffee giant’s 2nd Town site?
Dunkin Donuts fans traveling along Kingston Pike near Dixie Lee Junction should see a new Dunkin Donuts location next year.
Urban Engineering, representing Dunkin Donuts, presented a site plan during a Farragut Municipal Planning Commissioners Staff/Planner meeting Tuesday morning, Oct. 3.
Duncan-Farragut, 13038 Kingston Pike, will be located to the east of Dixie Lee Wines & Liquors and in front of Cool Sports Home of the Icearium, is one of the two Myers brothers’ tracts, according to Town Community Development director Mark Shipley.
“(The Myers brothers, Knick and Noah) had a plan about three years ago (to put) an office building and retail building on the two parcels that they have there,” Shipley said. “But that never came to fruition, so now Dunkin Donuts is looking to build on the western tract.”
He said there is a right-in, right-out access planned for the doughnut shop.
“It’s not currently showing a decel lane,” Shipley added. “It’s pretty close to Watt Road. That might be the reason, but (Tennessee Department of Transportation) would have to look at that, too, of course.
“They do have a cross-lot connection to the Dixie Lee property, which ultimately goes to South Watt Road,” he added. “They’re stubbing out an access to the eastern out parcel of Myers brothers’ (property).”
Shipley pointed out if motorists come in and out off Kingston Pike, “(Urban Engineering) designed it where it provides a lot of stacking before you get into the drive-thru lane, which is good. It’s good for both directions, really. And, if you came in from Watt Road, the same thing … so you’re not backing up into the streets.”
He also noted the permeable pavers in the parking lot, which allows water to pass through the pavers.
Shipley noted that access ties into the other development, a new Dollar General Store and Advance Auto Parts, which are in the design stage.
While looking at the accesses for both Dunkin Donuts and nearby Dollar General Store, slated to open next year, the director advised both accesses should to line up with developments across the street, such as Fast Pace.
“Ideally, we talked about them talking with the property owners,” Shipley said. “If there’s a way to kind of veer that (access) over, that would be the direction we need to try to go with.”
Another staff comment is to extend the driveway down to Cool Sports property and a connection with a sidewalk.
So, “when you’re at the Icearium for an event — and they have a lot of people who go there — instead of having to get in their car, they can walk up to Dunkin,” he said.
“And go next door and get their liquor,” Mayor Ron Williams remarked.
Showing the building design, “if you average the elevations, they have to be at least 75 percent brick,” Shipley said.
