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Garland planning commission denies specific-use permit for Casey’s gas station at East Centerville Road
Summary
The Garland Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 11 to deny a 25-year specific-use permit for fuel pumps and retail at 2000 East Centerville Road, a proposed Casey’s location. Staff cited an existing concentration of gas stations nearby; the applicant argued the store would bring jobs and community support programs.
The Garland Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 11 to deny a request for a 25-year specific-use permit (SUP) that would have allowed fuel pumps and a convenience store at 2000 East Centerville Road.
Staff had recommended denial, saying the site already is served by multiple nearby gas stations and that the area should be allowed to develop a broader mix of services. “Staff does recommend denial of this gas station request just because there is already an existing gas station catty-cornered diagonally across the site,” a city planner told commissioners during the hearing.
The applicant’s representative, Narciso Lira of Odyssey Services Group, said Casey’s — a convenience-store chain that started in Iowa — would bring investment and jobs. “I think they spend about 4 to $5,000,000 per store in capital,” Lira said, describing Casey’s as company-owned and operated and noting the chain’s food offerings and community donations. He said a typical store employs “25 to 30 people throughout the multiple shifts.”
Commissioner Dalton moved to close the public hearing and approve staff’s recommendation to deny the SUP; Commissioner Cornelius seconded. The commission clarified that a “yes” vote meant to deny the request. The motion to deny passed unanimously.
The application was for a site of about 1.856 acres identified in the future land use plan as a neighborhood center, which staff said “should be appropriately scaled to adjacent residential areas” and serve a diversity of retail and community gathering uses rather than add another fuel-convenience location. Staff noted deceleration-lane requirements for East Centerville Road if the SUP were approved.
The applicant asked for a 25-year SUP, within the city’s typical 20–25-year policy guideline for such permits. Staff noted it had received 10 letters in opposition from nearby residents; one commenter said there were already gas stations in the vicinity.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing on this item. The commission’s denial leaves the property’s base zoning unchanged; the developer or another applicant may later submit a different proposal.
