Council approves Tractor Supply outdoor display with truck-route stipulation
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Summary
Goodyear City Council approved a use permit for Tractor Supply’s fenced outdoor display and trailer staging area on a 0.32-acre portion of a 6.84-acre parcel, adding a stipulation to formalize a truck route to avoid blocking a neighboring business’s parking lot. Vote: 7-0.
Goodyear City Council on Sept. 22 approved a use permit allowing Tractor Supply to build a 13,895-square-foot fenced outdoor display and trailer staging area at the northwest corner of North Central Avenue and West Van Buren Street, with a new stipulation formalizing the truck route so delivery traffic will not pass through an adjacent parking lot.
City planning staff said the display will be screened on all four sides and modeled on a prior Cow Ranch approval. A traffic analysis submitted with the application found the site will still retain about 307 parking spaces after losing roughly 60 spaces for the display. Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 6-0. City staff recommended approval with stipulations.
During public comment, Marcus McFall, owner of McFall Tire in the same plaza, urged that the approved drawing showing the truck route be documented to prevent future conflicts. Scott Garrity, property manager for the center, said the truck movement was revised to go around the plaza and not through McFall’s parking. "It's going around the other side," Garrity told council.
Council member Terry moved to approve the permit and incorporate a stipulation specifying the truck route discussed between the applicant and McFall; a colleague seconded the motion and council voted 7-0 to approve. The permit applies to a roughly 0.32-acre portion of a 6.84-acre parcel (APN 500-03-003M) and allows the limited outdoor display and trailer staging tied to the Tractor Supply store.
Council discussion also addressed why the display is proposed at the front of the store (to function as an extension of the retail area similar to other Tractor Supply sites) and noted the applicant’s parking study showing remaining spaces should meet demand. Staff said the city will require the truck route to follow the approved site plan and that the stipulation will be enforced through the permit process.
The permit includes screening, access to the north and south sides of the display area, and trailer storage/staging areas; staff confirmed they will add language to the permit stipulations requiring adherence to the submitted truck-route plan. The council closed the public hearing before voting.
The decision allows the outdoor retail display to proceed subject to the staff-recommended stipulations and the added truck-route requirement; enforcement and any future deviations will be handled through administrative permit compliance and follow-up with the applicant.
