What must a Fly To Fit franchisee provide to obtain site approval?
Fly_To_Fit Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Your site is subject to our approval.
To obtain our approval, you must provide all information and documents about the site that we require.
(iii) The factors we consider in approving sites are general location and neighborhood, competition, trade area demographics, traffic patterns, parking, size, physical characteristics of existing buildings, and lease terms.
(iv) The time limit for us to approve or disapprove your proposed site is 30 days after you submit all of our required documents and information. (Section 6.1).
If we and you cannot agree on a site, you will be unable to comply with your obligation to develop and open the franchise by the deadline stated in the franchise agreement.
Unless we agree to extend the deadline, you will be in default and we may terminate your franchise agreement.
- (v) We are not obligated to assist you in conforming the premises of your site to local ordinances and building codes and obtaining any required permits.
This will be your responsibility.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 23–30)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Fly To Fit's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a potential site is not already known and approved when signing the franchise agreement, the franchisee must select a site within an area specified in the agreement. The franchisee must provide all required information and documents about the site to Fly To Fit to obtain approval. Fly To Fit does not select the site for the franchisee.
Fly To Fit will review and advise franchisees regarding potential locations they submit. The factors that Fly To Fit considers when approving a site include the general location and neighborhood, competition, trade area demographics, traffic patterns, parking, size, physical characteristics of existing buildings, and lease terms.
Fly To Fit has 30 days to approve or disapprove a proposed site after the franchisee submits all required documents and information. If Fly To Fit and the franchisee cannot agree on a site, the franchisee may be unable to meet the franchise agreement's deadline for opening the franchise. Unless Fly To Fit agrees to extend the deadline, the franchisee will be in default and Fly To Fit may terminate the franchise agreement.
Fly To Fit is not obligated to assist franchisees in conforming the premises of their site to local ordinances and building codes or obtaining required permits; this is the franchisee's responsibility.