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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Mt. Ashland Ski Area to open Sunday ... Boys want to cook for mom and her friend ... Flood watch issued for Sunday in Jackson County ... Mt. Ashland Ski Area to open Sunday ... Boys want to cook for mom and her friend ... Flood watch issued for Sunday in Jackson County ... It's true: In-N-Out Burger eyes Grants Pass site Comment By Jeff Duewel Grants Pass Daily Courier MailTribune.com By Jeff Duewel Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted Dec. 7, 2015 at 10:22 AM By Jeff Duewel Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted Dec. 7, 2015 at 10:22 AM » Social News Eat your heart out, Portland and practically everywhere else in Oregon — In-N-Out Burger is coming to Grants Pass. Soon. Probably. Rumored for months to be eyeing a location in Grants Pass, the wildly popular California fast-food chain known for its simple but juicy burgers and fries now officially owns the property to do it. And it's exactly where everyone thought it was going to be, on the 0.74-acre site of the former Shell gas station at 124 N.E. Morgan Lane, the last commercial property you pass on Sixth Street before you hit Interstate 5. The company has an appeal before the City Council on Dec. 16 to keep the supports and brackets for the former Shell sign that was supposed to be removed within 90 days of when the property was razed. But exactly when you'll be able to order a Double-Double and Animal Style fries is anyone's guess. The first In-N-Out in Oregon opened in Medford in September, drawing a crush of customers, and at that time In-N-Out said it was interested in opening others in Oregon. By then, rumors had been swirling for months — even before a teenage prankster swiped a "Coming Soon" sign from the new In-N-Out location in Medford and hung it at a shuttered Carl's Jr. a few blocks from the old Shell station. In a statement to the Daily Courier, Carl Van Fleet, In-N-Out's vice president of planning and development, confirmed the acquisition of the Shell site and said the company is "enthusiastic" about opening a restaurant in Grants Pass. "That said, we are still in the very early stages of the development process so it's not yet possible to even speculate on timing. "For a typical restaurant, once we begin construction it usually takes us about five months to open. At this point, we can't yet project when we might be able to begin construction." The first In-N-Out opened in 1948 in a Los Angeles suburb, and the chain has grown to more than 300 locations on the West Coast and in Texas. In-N-Out remains privately held by the Snyder family, who refuses to franchise and ties its growth strategy to a requirement that all new locations must be within one day's drive from company processing plants to ensure fresh ingredients. The plant serving the new In-N-Out location in Medford is 350 miles away in Lathrop, Calif. Grants Pass is another 30 miles away. Lora Glover, director of parks and community development for the city, said In-N-Out is appealing the sign code because the code has changed since the sign was originally built years ago. "In-N-Out is asking to be able to retain the sign for three years," Glover said. The existing sign is 89 feet tall with 160 square feet of sign space. Today the maximum height allowed is 20 feet with no more than 100 square feet of sign space. Reach reporter Jeff Duewel at 541-474-3720 or [email protected]. By Jeff Duewel Grants Pass Daily Courier MailTribune.com By Jeff Duewel Grants Pass Daily Courier Posted Dec. 7, 2015 at 10:22 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... 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