In-N-Out Burger has submitted a proposal to demolish the empty Elephant Bar restaurant building and bring the fast-food chain to Campbell.

City staff is seeking comments from residents on an application to bring the regional burger chain to the corner of Hamilton Avenue and Almarida Drive. The city says the restaurant would include a drive-through.

A forum has been created on the city website for residents to leave comments. Feedback will be reviewed by the planning department and added to the public record. Project plans are also on the website.

“There were a lot of concerns and questions when the city was first approached by the applicant,” senior city planner Daniel Fama said.

According to Fama, the burger chain had preliminary meetings late last year and earlier this year with the city.

“They really want to understand the city process,” Fama said, adding that an application to build on site was submitted on June 7.

The safari-themed Elephant Bar at 499 E. Hamilton Ave. closed suddenly the first weekend of October. Multiple locations across the Bay Area, including the Cupertino restaurant, also closed last year.

To the right of the proposed location is a shopping center containing Kohl’s, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Panera Bread, a T-Mobile store and a men’s hair salon. Across Hamilton Avenue is a Home Depot and several other stores. A Highway 17 exit is also located at Hamilton Avenue.

Fama said the city’s staff is conducting a staff review in regard to zoning, storm water management, design and more. A traffic study will be conducted by a third-party consultant to review traffic impacts in the area. The study should take six to eight weeks to complete, he added.

Meanwhile, the city will continue to collect input from residents. At press time there were more than 100 comments on the online forum that can be viewed publicly and more than 200 comments that are private, according to Fama.

“This is better than 300 emails sent directly to me,” Fama said, adding the forum will stay open while the burger chain navigates the city review process.

Many of the concerns on the forum focus on traffic potentially worsening in the area. Some say they’d like the chain to come to the city, but in a different location.

In-N-Out Burger proposes to build a 1,542-square-foot indoor dining area, with 84 seats inside and 40 outside, according to plans available on the city website.

Sixty-four parking spaces are proposed.

Questions about the In-N-Out project can sent to Fama by email to danielf@cityofcampbell.com. Residents can leave comments on the city website.