Family food and entertainment is on its way to a neighborhood near you as The Grove at Wesley Chapel plans to open the county’s first Chuck E. Cheese’s.
Oakley Grove Development LLC has submitted plans to the county to build a 14,260-square-foot outparcel at The Grove, located on Wesley Grove Boulevard fronting Interstate 75.
The plans for the new kids-centered eatery are on the agenda for the Pasco County Development Review Committee, when it meets July 10 in Dade City. Oakley Grove, the developer of the shopping complex, is asking the county to approve a reduction in the number of buildings it intends to have on the property from 11 to 10, and reduce the overall square footage of the complex by 7,000 square feet.
Chuck E. Cheese’s would be in Building 10, where the developer is asking to increase the size from 8,400 square feet to the proposed 14,260. The company also is asking the county to allow it to build a wider-than-normal sidewalk to help accommodate the larger child and family traffic such a location would attract.
Chuck E. Cheese’s has more than 560 locations worldwide, including one on North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, and another in Brandon. Founded in 1977, the chain says it entertains more than 40 million kids and hosts more than 2 million birthday parties every year.
The Development Review Committee is set for 1:30 p.m. at the Historic Pasco County Courthouse, 37918 Meridian Ave., in Dade City.
