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Commission reviews Wawa conceptual plan; traffic, water and annexation remain unresolved
Summary
A conceptual site plan for a Wawa at Stockton Road and U.S. 13 was presented for discussion; staff and the developer identified key hurdles—State Highway Administration approvals for intersection work, water pressure/flow limitations requiring hydraulic study or booster pumps, and an annexation/minor-subdivision sequencing issue.
The Planning Commission on Nov. 20 received a conceptual site plan for a Wawa retail store proposed at the intersection of Stockton Road and U.S. 13 and discussed engineering, traffic and utility issues that the applicant must resolve before formal submission.
Why it matters: the Stockton Road–U.S. 13 intersection has a documented crash history and any new full-access commercial entrance will require coordination with the State Highway Administration (SHA); water-pressure tests near the site showed flows that may be below fire-flow needs for a retail/gas station use, and the developer has proposed either booster pumps or system looping to address capacity.
Planning Director Dan summarized the status: Dynamic Engineering circulated a concept plan for review; SHA appears to have delayed…
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