The Lakeway Zoning and Planning Commission voted 4-2 March 5 to recommend a special use permit for Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers restaurant and drive-thru at the northwest corner of S. RR 620 and Medical Parkway on the Lakeway Medical Village site.
Deputy City Manager Chessie Zimmerman said the medical project's developer received numerous requests from other restaurants. She said Raising Cane's was recommended because its management was willing to comply with all of the city's criteria for commercial use.
The proposed Lakeway Raising Cane's restaurant will not be open for breakfast and therefore, won't impact early morning school traffic, said Robert Montgomery, Raising Cane's director of property development. The restaurant, located next to Lake Travis High School, will open at 10 a.m. and have two peak times, serving lunchtime and late afternoon crowds, he said. Traffic out of its driveway will be limited to a right-turn only onto RR 620, he said.
"We want to be a part of the community," said Montgomery, who is anticipating a fall opening.
