The City Council will decide whether or not to re-zone a west Charlotte property on Feb. 15. At issue: A 1960s VW Beetle on top of an empty restaurant. Apparently it's a cultural icon, which means it will likely get razed. (I apologize for the pessimism, but isn't that what we do with Charlotte's historic sites?)
Community leaders and the property's owners hope the restaurant will open soon ... as soon as they are able cut through all the red tape, anyway.
If you'd like to voice your opinion on the matter, you'll get your chance at the City Council meeting. Note: You need to sign up to speak.
A call to action from a west Charlotte neighborhood has brought city support for saving the 1966 Volkswagen Beetle that sits on the roof at the proposed Pinky's restaurant site.The Freedom Drive Development Association and the city's Neighborhood and Business Services Department found a solution by working together.
On advice from the city, the association has filed a petition asking the city to rezone the former Triple G Automotive property owned by John Nichols of the Nichols Company, said Tom Warshauer, economic development manager for Neighborhood and Business Services.
With a zoning change from B1 (Ped) to B1 (Ped-0), Nichols could keep the Beetle on the roof of the vacant building at West Morehead Street and Freedom Drive.
The public can comment on the rezoning request at the Feb. 15 City Council meeting.
Read the rest of this Charlotte Observer article, by Karen Sullivan, here.
While you wait for the meeting date, you can become a fan of Pinky's Westside Grill on Facebook so you can keep up with the latest on this issue.