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Planning commission approves Walmart fuel center with masonry exception limited to front elevation
Summary
The commission approved a convenience store and gas canopy at 7100 Hopgood Road but amended the design exception so the 70% brick requirement applies to all sides except the front, where limited EIFS will be allowed to preserve Walmart branding.
The Fairview Planning Commission on March 18 approved a commercial site plan for a Walmart fuel center at 7100 Hopgood Road (PC0725), permitting a 1,618-square-foot convenience store with fueling canopy, and limiting the applicant’s design exception for masonry to the building’s front elevation only.
Why it matters: Commissioners wrestled with the City of Fairview Design Review Manual’s 70% masonry requirement after staff reported the applicant sought an exception to match corporate branding used on the adjacent Walmart Supercenter. Commissioners pressed the applicant for changes that would increase masonry coverage on one elevation while allowing a reduced masonry requirement where signage and branding are significant.
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