Does Southern Steer provide site and signage plan templates to franchisees?
Southern_Steer Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Provide Site and signage plan templates, review Your layout and design plans for Your Southern Steer Business and make suggestions for layout and design of Your Southern Steer Business.
Any such suggestions will not include the requirements of any federal, state, or local law, code, or regulation for Your Southern Steer Business, including those concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act or similar rules governing public accommodations for persons with disabilities, nor will Our suggestions include the requirements of, or be used for, construction drawings or other documentation necessary to obtain permits or authorization to build Your Southern Steer Business.
You will construct Your Southern Steer Business in accordance with specifications and plans prepared by You based upon Our standards and subject to Our approval.
You will pay all costs and expenses for construction plans and specifications for Your Southern Steer Business (see Section 5.5 of the Franchise Agreement).
Source: Item 11 — ITEM. 11 FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 26–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Southern Steer's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Southern Steer does provide site and signage plan templates to franchisees. However, the franchisee is responsible for creating their own layout and design plans for their Southern Steer Business, and Southern Steer will review these plans and make suggestions.
Southern Steer's suggestions will not include requirements of any federal, state, or local law, code, or regulation, including those concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suggestions also will not include the requirements of, or be used for, construction drawings or other documentation necessary to obtain permits or authorization to build the Southern Steer Business.
The franchisee will construct their Southern Steer Business in accordance with specifications and plans prepared by them based upon Southern Steer's standards and subject to Southern Steer's approval. The franchisee will pay all costs and expenses for construction plans and specifications for their Southern Steer Business.