Council approves QuickTrip use permit for MC 85 and Australia Parkway site

The Goodyear City Council on Feb. 24 unanimously approved a use permit allowing QuickTrip to build a convenience store with auto and truck fueling bays on a 5.13-acre portion of a 15.19-acre parcel at the southwest corner of MC 85 and South Australia Parkway.

Planning staff told the council the project includes a 5,300-square-foot store, a 1,820-square-foot auto fuel canopy with 10 pumps serving up to 20 cars at once, and a separate 2,600-square-foot truck fueling area with three semi truck fueling bays. Staff said the site will provide 49 parking spaces (including EV and bicycle spaces) and multiple driveway access points to MC 85, Estrella Parkway and Broadway Road. Justin Gabrielson, senior planner, said the site is not adjacent to residential uses and that Planning and Zoning recommended approval 7-0.

The council and staff discussed circulation and future roads. “I don't believe so, Vice Mayor Campbell. They've had this looked at by McDOT, ADOT, as well as several city employees, and they've all given it the go,” Gabrielson said when asked whether a traffic signal was needed. Katie (staff member) told Councilmember Trey Terry that State Route 30 lies south of the site and “the plans we have today will not impact the current driveway locations.”

Staff recommended and the council adopted stipulations that prohibit truck-stop travel-center services beyond the designated semi-fuel pumps and bar overnight on-site semi parking. Council members said they supported the project as appropriate for the industrial corridor and noted the applicant had coordinated with state and city traffic reviewers. The motion passed 7-0.

The council closed the public hearing after no members of the public spoke on the application.