Summary
The old Frisch's site and an adjacent office building at 6638 and 6660 Dixie Highway need rezoning from industrial to commercial before any restaurant or retailer can move in — the restaurant lost its grandfathered status. Councilmember Leslie Besl noted the corridor already has 108 gas pumps and questioned allowing fuel stations.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct city cost; the redevelopment removes a blighted vacant property and returns it to the tax rolls.
Property owners gain the ability to market the vacant former restaurant site to commercial tenants.
Neighbors may see more drive-thru traffic turning left onto busy Dixie Highway at certain times of day.
Mentions & discussions (6)
City Council Meeting - Oct 13, 2026
The zoning map change needed for the proposed 7Brew coffee shop at 6638 Dixie Highway is still on hold pending a Planning Commission recommendation. The drive-thru-focused business hopes to open by spring 2027.
City Council Meeting - Sep 28, 2026
The old Frisch's site has sat vacant and blighted for two years, and its industrial zoning blocks any restaurant reuse. The rezoning to C-3A lets a 7Brew drive-thru open by spring 2027, with two curb cuts consolidated into one for safety.
City Council Meeting - Aug 10, 2026
The CIC wants the rear of the 5145 Pleasant Avenue site rezoned from multi-family to downtown to enable a larger commercial redevelopment; the old apartment buildings are already demolished and grant money may remove the old commercial building.
City Council Meeting - Apr 13, 2026
The old Frisch's site and an adjacent office building at 6638 and 6660 Dixie Highway need rezoning from industrial to commercial before any restaurant or retailer can move in — the restaurant lost its grandfathered status. Councilmember Leslie Besl noted the corridor already has 108 gas pumps and questioned allowing fuel stations.
City Council Meeting - Mar 23, 2026
About 2.5 acres at 6640 and 6660 Dixie Highway would flip from industrial to general business zoning to encourage redevelopment along Route 4; public hearing April 13.
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Related development
7Brew Drive-Thru Coffee — 6638 Dixie Highway
The vacant, blighted restaurant site gets a new lease on life with a small kiosk, 36-car drive-thru stacking, and one consolidated curb cut instead of two.
Dixie Highway Rezone (6640 & 6660 Dixie Highway)
Rezoning opens the parcels to commercial redevelopment and protects the Route 4 corridor's business character.
Rezoning - 6638 and 6660 Dixie Highway
Rezoning would let a vacant restaurant site be marketed to commercial users again, though it also opens the door to another gas station on a corridor Councilmember Besl notes already has 108 gas pumps.
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