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Commission agrees to continuance for proposed Walmart gas station amid concerns about traffic saturation
Summary
The Planning Commission continued consideration of a conditional use permit and commercial design review for a proposed Walmart gasoline station and convenience store, citing oversaturation and severe local traffic concerns; staff and the applicant will return with additional information.
City staff presented a conditional use permit (CUP) and commercial design review application from Walmart to establish a gasoline station and convenience store within the footprint of the existing Walmart Supercenter at 29260 Central Avenue. Sophia Tatlin, a contract planner with the Community Development Department, said the proposed fuel station would occupy roughly 1.1 acres of the 17.66‑acre retail center and include eight multi‑product dispensers providing 16 fueling positions beneath a 5,419‑square‑foot canopy and a single‑story convenience store (the transcript record reads "16 18 square foot").
Staff told commissioners the original certified environmental impact report (EIR) for the Supercenter (approved in 2015) had included an option that rejected a gasoline station at that time over concerns about oversaturation and…
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