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Commissioners approve rezoning for 301-area convenience store and gas station after buffer, lighting and traffic discussion
Summary
The Marion County Board approved rezoning of a 1.59-acre site to B-2 to permit a convenience store with fuel sales and a quick-service restaurant (case 250604ZC). Staff and the applicant described required buffers, a masonry wall and lighting controls; a nearby property owner raised concerns about trees, lighting and traffic.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a rezoning request for a 1.59-acre site along U.S. 301 to B-2 commercial at its Aug. 18, 2025, Planning and Zoning meeting, allowing a proposed convenience store with fuel sales and a small quick-service restaurant (case 250604ZC).
Eric (last name on file), a planner with Marion County Growth Services, told the board the subject property is currently zoned A-1 and has a commercial future land-use designation; staff concluded the proposed B-2 zoning is compatible with the comprehensive plan and surrounding uses. The site is in the Secondary Springs protection overlay and within an urban-growth boundary area near Bellevue. Staff described the site as approximately 1.59 acres and said conceptual materials show a roughly 6,500-square-foot convenience store with an…
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