Chick-fil-A intends to build a restaurant in Maricopa, according to a person with knowledge of recent Arizona Commerce Authority communications.  

Last year in a statement to InMaricopa, the Atlanta-based evangelistic chicken chain said it was eyeing the city — but couldn’t confirm plans to expand here just yet.  

The source today said the planned drive-thru would be located somewhere on North John Wayne Parkway. InMaricopa has identified one specific retail pad in the Southbridge Marketplace that aligns with the specs Chick-fil-A requires of its franchisees. 

Less than 1% of those who apply will ever open a Chick-fil-A, according to CNBC, although the coveted rights famously only cost $10,000 for the few approved. 

Pad B, to be built as part of the second stage of the Southbridge commercial development, will be a 3,500-square-foot building with dual drive-thrus on the northeastern corner of John Wayne Parkway and Honeycutt Avenue, according to documents filed with the city. 

Chick-fil-A restaurants, with their waffle fries, fresh-squeezed lemonade and six-day schedule, typically range in size from 3,400 to 5,000 square feet, according to several commercial brokers. 

A Trulieve cannabis dispensary is slated to open in the vicinity early next month.