The City Council voted 6–1 to approve a zoning amendment on July 7 to allow a member‑only BJ’s Wholesale Club fueling station with up to 16 fueling positions at 4444 North Galloway Avenue, subject to site‑plan review and conditions set by staff and the Planning & Zoning Commission.

Adam Bailey, director of Planning and Development Services, briefed the council on the application and said the proposal would amend the existing PD commercial zoning to allow limited fuel sales as a member‑only station; no convenience store would be permitted as part of the approval. The conceptual plan locates the canopy and fueling positions inside the Lowe’s parking area; the fueling layout would include eight pump islands with hoses on both sides (16 fueling positions total) and a small kiosk for attendant use.

Applicant representatives told the council BJ’s expects to build the club and fuel facility at the same time, that the fuel center will be a members‑only amenity and that users will typically use the facility after shopping. Bill Zanoni, BJ’s director of real estate, described the company as a wholesale membership club and said the club’s fuel centers are designed for throughput with long hoses and inline pump islands to reduce queuing.

City staff and the applicant said a traffic impact analysis (TIA) will be required as part of site‑plan approval, and council discussion noted that the development would use existing Lowe’s ingress and egress and would not add curb cuts to North Galloway. Bailey said the P&Z Commission recommended approval with stipulations including a minimum 20% landscape area and a parking screen; staff’s recommendation also prohibits a convenience store on the fueling site.

Councilmembers raised concerns about intersection capacity at nearby Galloway and Childress/Clay Mathis and about existing queuing at the neighboring car wash and QT site, but some members said the proposed use is likely lower traffic intensity than some other commercial uses that could locate there. Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Casper and others noted that BJ’s would bring a large retailer and new jobs (applicant estimated 125–150 employees for the club) and could catalyze further development on the corner.

The council approved the zoning amendment with the conditions in the P&Z recommendation and added that a TIA and site plan must be completed before construction. The final recorded vote was 6 in favor and 1 opposed.