Chipotle gets OK for new location near Meijer along 741 in Miami Twp.

The Chipotle Mexican Grill logo hangs outside a restaurant location, Dec. 20, 2022, in Westwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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The Chipotle Mexican Grill logo hangs outside a restaurant location, Dec. 20, 2022, in Westwood, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Popular fast-casual chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is slated to construct another Dayton-area restaurant.

A plan to build a 2,350-square-foot location at 5858 Springboro Pike in Miami Twp. was approved by Miami Twp. Board of Trustees Wednesday after being recommended for approval by the township’s zoning commission June 5.

Under the plans, the Chipotle will be located on an outlot between Meijer and Ohio 741, just south of Checksmart and West Alex Bell Road.

Plans for the site show a Chipotlane, the chain’s drive-thru pickup lane that allows guests to pick up digital orders without leaving their vehicles.

There are more than 500 Chipotlanes in operation nationwide, a concept hastened by the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

Civil engineering company CESO Inc., of Miami Twp., intends to begin construction in 2023, pending all approvals, and conclude in 2024, according to plans. Representatives from the company said Wednesday the site will offer a patio and bike racks.

The location will be the second in Miami Twp., joining a Chipotle a little more than five miles to the south at 10671 Innovation Drive inside the Austin Landing shopping center.

Chipotle has more than 3,000 restaurants in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

There are, on average, 25 jobs per location, company spokeswoman Annie Gradinger previously said.

In May, Chipotle opened a location at 4215 Linden Ave. in Riverside, the 11th Chipotle in the Dayton area. The Newport Beach, California-based company is the only restaurant business of its size that owns and operates all of its locations, the company says on its website.

Chipotle also is planning 2,325-square-foot locations at 1033 South Main St. in Centerville and 235 Columbus Ave. in Lebanon.

Staff Writer Natalie Jones contributed to this report.

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