Erickson Enterprises LLC has filed a building permit application with the City of Oklahoma City for a new Culver's restaurant at 1300 S. Mustang Road, according to city records. The site sits in far west Oklahoma City, just off Southwest 15th Street.

The application proposes a 4,504-square-foot, single-story restaurant with a listed construction cost of $3 million. It also calls for new city water and sewer service at the location.

No opening date has been announced. The permit application is an early step in the development process, and construction timelines were not immediately available.

Culver's began in 1984 as a family business in Sauk City, Wisconsin, the Culver family's hometown, serving ButterBurgers and frozen custard. Over the past four decades the chain has expanded nationwide, but until now its nearest locations to Oklahoma have been in north Texas, eastern Arkansas and southern Kansas.

Beyond its signature burgers and custard, the menu includes chicken, seafood, salads and sides such as cheese curds.

The project would bring a new dining option to a fast-growing corridor on the city's western edge, where residents have long had to cross state lines to reach the nearest Culver's. For local diners, the permit filing is the clearest signal yet that the chain intends to plant a flag in Oklahoma.

This story will be updated as more information about the project becomes available.