NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The well-heeled Belle Meade section of Nashville is concerned about plans by the Chick-fil-A fast food chain to locate a restaurant in that affluent area.

Chick-fil-A, known for its chicken sandwiches, nuggets and amusing TV ads, wants one of its locations with a drive-thru on a corner of a busy street at the site of a former bank. It would have two drive-thru windows and outdoor seating for 28.

But city planners and residents are concerned about the traffic it would bring to an already congested area.

Belle Meade is the home of former Vice President Al Gore, ex-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and music stars Vince Gill and his wife Amy Grant. With its sprawling estates and manicured lawns, it's traditionally listed among the most affluent U.S. zip codes.

Company officials from Atlanta and Metro Nashville Councilman Jason Holleman held a community meeting last week with the Woodlawn Area Neighborhood Association.

``There's quite a bit of concern about the drive-thru,'' Holleman said Monday. ``The perception is you'd be getting wrappers, cups and litter, and potential garbage issues.''

The location is not in Belle Meade proper but less than a mile away.

``The opposition is mixed, maybe strong, but people are willing to listen,'' Holleman said.

Chick-fil-A's biggest obstacle is getting city planners and council members to allow the company to build a new 2,600-square-foot building since the Harding Town Center Urban Design Overlay prohibits drive-thru establishments on corner lots.

According to The Tennessean newspaper, no paperwork has been submitted to Metro Nashville because the company first wanted to hear from residents and have their support.

``Chick-fil-A has done it right, coming to the community first,'' Holleman said.

Jeffrey Heinze, an engineer handling plans for the restaurant, told residents the restaurant would serve 815 to 1,000 cars Monday through Saturday, but 89 percent would be cars already passing through the area. The restaurants are closed on Sundays.

He also promised that Chick-fil-A would lay a sidewalk to connect its restaurant with a nearby private school and encourage pedestrian traffic.

The company wants to add five more locations in the Nashville area, said Chick-fil-A real estate manager Marianne McCabe.

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