The Goodyear Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 13 recommended conditional approval of a use permit for a Terrible’s convenience store and gas station proposed at the southeast corner of West Virginia Avenue and North Pebble Creek Parkway. The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council on Aug. 25 for final action.

Senior planner Kyle Abbott told the commission the project would occupy about 1.29 acres and include an approximately 5,200‑square‑foot convenience store with a roughly 2,700‑square‑foot fuel canopy and four fueling pumps serving up to eight vehicles. The site plan shows 27 parking spaces and right‑in, right‑out access from Pebble Creek Parkway and Virginia, plus an internal drive aisle connection to Pebble Creek Plaza. Abbott said the building height is about 30.8 feet and the elevations use materials and colors consistent with the adjacent plaza.

Abbott noted staff evaluated outdoor lighting and signage against the Goodyear zoning ordinance and said, “All outdoor lighting on the property is required to conform with the standards established in article 10, outdoor lighting standards of the City Of Goodyear zoning ordinance, and all signage shall comply with article 7 sign regulations.” During a neighborhood meeting one attendee supported the project and one person emailed expressing concern about neon lights; staff emphasized compliance with the city’s lighting and sign standards.

The applicant’s representative, Jeff Koski of Archicon Architects and Interiors, said Terrible’s — a company based in Las Vegas — is expanding into the market and that the design incorporates a pedestrian plaza with shade and a green screen along the Pebble Creek frontage. Local resident Jeff Levy spoke in support and said the area needs a convenient store near the Pebble Creek entrance.

A motion by Commissioner Booth, seconded by Commissioner Roberts, carried and the commission’s recommendation will go to council with staff’s stipulations. The recommendation is advisory; Council will make the final decision and any final landscaping, lighting and sign details must meet code and are subject to permit review.