In-N-Out Stalled In Campbell

CAMPBELL, CA — In-N-Out Burger's chances of a location in Campbell may have come and gone.

The Campbell Planning Commission meeting to consider the welcoming the popular burger chain resulted in a split-vote, constituting an effective denial, according to city planning staff. The vote Tuesday night deadlocked at 2-2.

In-N-Out is expected to appeal to the City Council, which is tentatively scheduled to consider the application on Oct. 15.

Some city residents expressed concerns about increased traffic if the burger chain is installed at a site near Hamilton Avenue and State Route 17, which is already one of the busiest intersections in southern Santa Clara County.

Those concerns came up during Tuesday meeting — with Commissioner Mike Krey suggested the intersection may receive an "F" grade if the burger joint is erected. The commission was torn because most agreed the company is exemplary with many citizens in favor of it. However, the concerns of more traffic in the busiest corners with the "highest volume" of vehicles in the city superseded the former.

The burger chain's application with the city of Campbell indicates a plan to construct a 3,812- square-foot fast-food restaurant with 97 seats inside and a drive-through lane to accommodate 28 vehicles outside. There would also be a 48-seat outdoor dining area at the location at 499 E. Hamilton Ave.

Headquartered in Irvine, In-N-Out was founded in Baldwin Park in 1948. It currently has 347 locations spread across the West from Texas to the California coast.