What is the 'Preliminary Designated Area' in relation to site selection for an Aira Fitness Business?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must operate the Aira Fitness Business only at the location identified, or to be identified on the Summary Page (the "Authorized Location").
If the Authorized Location is not known at the time this Agreement is signed, you must acquire an acceptable site for the Aira Fitness Business premises no later than ninety (90) days from the Effective Date of this Agreement, at which time you authorize us to insert the Authorized Location on the Summary Page.
You must identify a site for the Aira Fitness Business that meets our site selection criteria and that is located within the Preliminary Designated Area identified in the Summary Page (see Section 5.A).
You may not use the Aira Fitness Business premises or Authorized Location for any purpose other than the operation of an Aira Fitness Business during the term of this Agreement.
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Designated Area.
The Preliminary Designated Area identified on the Summary Page, if any, is the general location where you intend to secure a site for the Aira Fitness Business.
If a Preliminary Designated Area isspecified on the Summary Page, we will not grant anyone else the right to develop or operate an Aira Fitness Business in the Preliminary Designated Area for ninety (90) days from the Effective Date of this Agreement.
Once the Authorized Location has been identified, you hereby authorize us to define in Attachment A a "Designated Area" around the Authorized Location; provided that such Designated Area will be substantially the same as the Preliminary Designated Area in terms of size, shape and/or demographics.
If the Authorized Location is not within the Preliminary Designated Area, the Designated Area will be defined by us based on our current criteria for size, demographics and topographical features.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Preliminary Designated Area is the general location where a franchisee intends to secure a site for their Aira Fitness Business. This area is identified on the Summary Page of the franchise agreement.
For a period of 90 days from the effective date of the agreement, Aira Fitness will not grant anyone else the right to develop or operate an Aira Fitness Business within the Preliminary Designated Area. This gives the franchisee an initial period of exclusivity to find a suitable location.
Once the Authorized Location (the specific approved site) is identified, Aira Fitness will define a Designated Area around it, which should be substantially similar to the Preliminary Designated Area in terms of size, shape, and demographics. If the Authorized Location falls outside the Preliminary Designated Area, Aira Fitness will define the Designated Area based on its standard criteria for size, demographics, and topographical features. The franchisee must identify a site for the Aira Fitness Business that meets Aira Fitness's site selection criteria and is located within the Preliminary Designated Area.