Goodyear council approves Tractor Supply outdoor display with truck-route stipulation

The Goodyear City Council on Sept. 22 approved a use permit allowing a fenced, nearly 14,000-square-foot outdoor display and trailer staging area for a Tractor Supply store, adding a stipulation requiring the developer to follow a truck route that avoids an adjacent business's parking lot.

The decision matters to nearby property owners and businesses because the approved permit removes about 60 parking spaces and establishes where tractor-trailer deliveries will travel through the shopping center. The council approved the permit 7-0 and incorporated an owner-provided truck-route plan into the main motion.

Planning staff said the display area will be screened on all four sides and modeled on a previously approved Tractor Supply layout. Anne Dalmich, principal planner for the city, told the council the site is zoned C-2 and that the Planning & Zoning Commission had recommended approval, 6-0, on Sept. 10. "Staff is recommending approval with stipulations for the use permit for a limited outdoor display and storage for the development of a Tractor Supply," Dalmich said during her presentation.

Marcus McFall, owner of McFall Tire in the same shopping center, asked the council to formalize the truck route because an earlier version of the site plan had routing through his parking area. Scott Garrity, the property manager, said the truck route was revised to route trucks around the adjacent business and that easements supported that solution. City staff said they would add a stipulation that deliveries follow the truck route shown on the applicant's site plan and asked McFall to provide a copy to staff.

Council member Terry moved to approve the use permit with the truck-route stipulation; Vice Mayor Campbell incorporated that amendment into the main motion and the council voted to adopt it by a 7-0 vote. The approval is for a limited outdoor display and storage on a 0.32-acre portion of a 6.84-acre parcel (APN 500-03-003M) at the northwest corner of North Central Avenue and West Van Buren Street.

City staff said the Tractor Supply project eliminates roughly 60 parking stalls but that the applicant's traffic analysis indicates the remaining 307 spaces will meet site needs during peak periods. Staff also noted the applicant had mailed postcards to properties within 500 feet as part of the alternative citizen review called for by code. The use permit will be implemented subject to the city's standard stipulations and the added truck-route requirement.