Florence council approves change-of-concept plan for Wawa at U.S. 42, 4-2
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Summary
The Florence City Council adopted Ordinance O22-2025 on second reading to allow demolition of an existing gas station and restaurants and construction of a 6,372-square-foot Wawa convenience store with gasoline pumps at 8540 U.S. 42; the council added conditions and approved the project 4-2.
The Florence City Council approved Ordinance O22-2025 on second reading to permit a change-of-concept development plan for an approximately 3.8-acre site at 8540 U.S. 42 at the northeast corner of the intersection with Hopeful Church, allowing demolition of an existing gas station, convenience store and restaurant and construction of a 6,372-square-foot convenience store with gasoline pumps.
The ordinance affects property identified in the meeting as parcel identification number 062.00.00.039.00 and changes the site’s designation within the city’s Commercial 2 Planned Development (C2 PD) zoning. The council adopted the ordinance 4-2 after council members added several conditions through the planning and zoning review process.
Todd (city staff member) summarized the proposal during the second-reading discussion, saying the project is “for the construction of a Wawa station” and that it “replaces an existing gas station and restaurants.” Todd said a traffic study was submitted to the state and that the state approved the proposed entrances and exits as shown in the submitted study. He listed additional conditions assigned by the planning and zoning committee, including upgrades to lighting, modifications to the building façade, and changes to on-site ingress and egress and internal circulation.
During roll call, Council Member Miss Wingo voted yes, Council Member Miss Chambers voted no, Council Member Mister Wynne voted yes, Council Member Miss Whelan voted yes, Council Member Mister Schneider voted yes and Council Member Miss Cable voted no; the motion passed 4-2. The ordinance was described on the meeting agenda as a second reading; the presiding official also noted that the full text of Ordinance O22-2025 and its exhibits is available for inspection in the office of the city clerk at 8100 Ewing Boulevard during regular business hours.
The action changes the approved concept for the site and imposes the additional conditions described above. The council did not state any referendum or appeal schedule in the discussion recorded in the transcript.
The city clerk’s office holds the official ordinance text and exhibits for public review.
