Commissioners approve Maverick subdivision, zoning change and large sign variance for Highway 30 site

Sweetwater County commissioners on March 18 approved a package of land‑use actions to allow a Maverick convenience store and associated signage near the Interstate 80/Highway 30 interchange.

The board voted unanimously to approve a partial vacation of the Covered Wagon Subdivision (resolution 25‑03‑01), a zoning map amendment from manufactured home/rural residential to commercial (resolution 25‑03‑02), the Maverick Sweetwater Subdivision final plat (resolution 25‑03‑03) and a variance for a freestanding sign larger than zoning limits allow (resolution 25‑03‑04). All four items were recommended by county staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission, which heard the matters and voted 4‑0 to advance them.

County land use director Eric Bingham told commissioners the actions are the first step in “cleaning up” an old, partially built plat from the early 1980s and that the goal is to create a single, buildable lot for the Maverick convenience store across from Love’s Truck Stop. “Just glad to finally come to a point where we’re cleaning up the area with legal descriptions and such,” Bingham said.

What the board approved - Partial vacation (25‑03‑01): The resolution removes a number of outdated easements and plat fragments in the Covered Wagon Subdivision to allow creation of the Maverick Subdivision. Approval is contingent on the final plat and zone change and on continued coordination with Project West for a waterline easement across affected parcels. Motion: Commissioner Slaughter;…