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Planning Commission approves Barbat Troy fueling‑center and convenience store with design conditions
Summary
The commission granted special use approval and preliminary site‑plan approval for a multi‑use fueling station and convenience store at Crooks Road and South Boulevard, conditioned on additional design, lighting and operational commitments (canopy design, mechanical screening, EV charging and concurrency of restaurant and fueling operations).
The Troy Planning Commission approved a special use and preliminary site plan for a proposed vehicle‑fueling, convenience store and carry‑out restaurant at the southeast corner of Crooks Road and South Boulevard (the Barbat Troy fueling station). The decision came after the applicant revised elevations, added landscaping and agreed to several conditions requested by staff and commissioners.
Why it matters: The corner is a high‑visibility, highly traveled node and the project replaces an underused parcel with a commercial node that the applicant says will serve both northbound and southbound traffic. Commissioners and neighbors asked detailed questions about canopy design, pedestrian circulation, truck turning movements, hours and the visual treatment of blank building walls facing South Boulevard.
What was proposed and what changed: The applicant submitted a site plan for a single‑story convenience store at the hard corner with the fuel canopy behind the building, a covered patio and a one‑way circulation lane around the retail bay. The project…
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