Olathe planning commissioners approve revised Kwik Trip site plan at West 130th and Merlin

The Olathe Planning Commission on an evening meeting approved a revised preliminary site development plan (PR25-0006) for a Kwik Trip convenience store with gas sales at the northeast corner of West 130th Street and North Merlin Road.

Staff said the 2.98-acre site would accommodate a 6,444-square-foot convenience store with a 10-pump gas canopy. Andrea Morgan, planner II, told commissioners the property is zoned CP-2 (general planned business) and identified on the future land use map as commercial corridor. The plan shows a conceptual building on an adjacent former bank lot; staff said a revised preliminary plan will be required before a final site development plan for that lot can be submitted.

The proposal includes consolidation of access along West 130th as part of the Santa Fe corridor improvement project, new landscaping and screening, masonry columns on the gas canopy, and a mix of façade materials. Commissioners questioned how eastbound traffic would access the site and whether u-turns at the nearby signal would be permitted. Kim Hollingsworth, planning and development manager, said traffic engineers review turning movements as part of plan review and that the police department would only be involved for enforcement; she said the u-turn at the Santa Fe intersection would be permitted. Morgan added that two existing access points on West 130th would be removed and that a southern access on Merlin would be relocated roughly 64 feet north to increase intersection clearance.

Commissioners also discussed internal circulation and pedestrian connections. Morgan said property owners will coordinate pedestrian access points during the final site development plan; she said existing landscape beds will be refreshed, a new street tree will be added along Keeler, and additional evergreen trees and privacy fences will screen storage areas. Commissioners noted an existing gas station to the east is not part of this application and that no plans have been filed for that site.

Motion and vote: A motion to approve PR25-0006 “subject to staff stipulations” was moved by Commissioner Corcoran and seconded by Commissioner Torones. The roll-call vote was: Commissioner Creighton — yes; Commissioner Corcoran — yes; Commissioner Brown — no; Commissioner Torones — yes; Commissioner Chapman — yes; Commissioner Lynn — yes; Chair Wayne Janner — yes. The motion passed 6–1.

Next steps: Staff indicated the applicant agreed to the stipulations listed in the staff report. The record shows a final site development plan will be required for the adjacent bank lot before that lot moves forward; the Kwik Trip parcel details will proceed through final plan review and permit processes per the UDO.