The restaurant chain is

known across the country primarily for its "Hooters

girls," who serve customers in T-shirts and bright

orange shorts.

The applicants addressed

the commission briefly, speaking mostly about the plan

itself. The proposal is consistent with the current

zoning for the site, which is C-3, and the land use plan

calls for "highway commercial" usage there,

according to a city staff memo.

One resident said that

anyone interested in obtaining contact information for

Hooters to let the company know how he or she feels about

the development plan can go to www.newhopebc.org ,

the web site for New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville,

and get that information.

The issue will be revisited

at the commission's July 25 meeting, which is its voting

meeting for this month.