Council approves Kent Road redevelopment plan with Sheetz, Chick‑fil‑A and two retail buildings

City of Stow officials voted 7-0 on Feb. 20 to approve lot-split and site-plan permissions for an 8.73-acre commercial redevelopment at 4285 Kent Road that will create separate parcels for a Sheetz convenience store and fuel canopy, a Chick‑fil‑A with double drive‑through lanes, and two rear retail buildings.

The Planning Committee presentation and a later council resolution (Resolution 25-071) authorized the subdivision, multiple conditional uses and variances needed for the project. The council vote followed a detailed staff presentation, questions from council members and answers from the developer and the Sheetz representative.

The approved plan divides the property into three lots: Lot A for Sheetz (a 6,100-square-foot store with a 12‑station fuel canopy and 42 parking spaces), Lot B for Chick‑fil‑A (a 5,000-square-foot store with two drive‑through lanes and 82 parking spaces) and Lot C for two retail buildings (13,100 and 15,000 square feet with a combined 166 parking spaces). The site includes a new access drive that connects back to adjacent apartment buildings and reuses an existing signalized intersection; the developer will pay for…