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Arby's
restaurant in South Lake Tahoe has
closed after less than two years in
business, opening up a coveted
drive-through spot... |
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Arby's restaurant in South Lake Tahoe has closed
after less than two years in business, opening up
a coveted drive-through spot for fast-food
restaurateurs.
In 1987, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency banned
drive-throughs to reduce emissions from idling
cars. Only buildings that had drive-throughs
before the ban were able to keep them.
The other drive-through in town is at McDonald's
at the "Y."
Before Arby's took over the
site in May 2006, Burger King occupied the spot
for 20 years. When it went out of business, Arby's
franchise owner Daryl Reedy had one year to take
advantage of the grandfather clause for
drive-through operations before the ban took
effect.
The Tribune was unable to reach Reedy for comment.
According to a 2006 Tribune article, four
businesses were interested in the site at the
time. One was rumored to be In-N-Out Burger.
Even though Arby's had one of
the only drive-through windows in town, the
business had other challenges.
When Reedy signed the lease, the building, which
originally was a Der Wienerschnitzel built in the
1960s, needed more than $500,000 in renovations.
And that wasn't the only problem.
On Sept. 21, about $1,500
reportedly was taken from the restaurant safe.
Someone disabled the safe alarm, and there were no
signs of forced entry, according to police.
The restaurant also was burglarized in November,
when someone climbed through the drive-through
window and stole $20 from the cash register as
employees closed the restaurant, said police Sgt.
Shannon Laney.
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