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Planning Commission conditionally approves standalone TJ Maxx store at Meyer site
Summary
Commissioners conditionally approved a 22,033-square-foot TJ Maxx store in the Meyer shopping area with 81 parking spaces; approval requires addressing plan-review comments and coordinating utility and sign agreements with Meyer.
The Angola Planning Commission on Dec. 9 conditionally approved a development plan for a 22,033-square-foot standalone TJ Maxx store in the Meyer shopping area along North Wayne Street.
Staff (Brad) recommended conditional approval, citing conformity with the city's comprehensive plan and Title 18 of the UDO. The proposed one-story retail building would sit on a 1.825-acre lot with three-sided parking (81 spaces total), loading and trash facilities on the north facade, and landscaping intended to screen service areas and integrate the site with the surrounding retail corridor.
Shelby Gearhart, civil engineer for TE Incorporated representing the project, told the commission the team had not yet answered all plan-commission comments and was working with Meyer on agreements to tie into existing utilities and finalize ground-sign placement. Gearhart explained ADA parking requirements and said the site plan includes four accessible stalls; "for every six handicap spaces, you have to have at least one van accessible," she said, noting specific measurements and ramp details would be finalized in plan review.
Commissioners questioned landscaping and sight-line issues near entrances and exits. Brad said staff had reviewed vision-triangle concerns and that proposed landscaping locations were designed to avoid interfering with sight lines. Commissioners also asked about timing; Gearhart said coordination with utilities and item submittals would likely push ground work into spring, with a potential start after IDEM/site reviews and permit approvals.
A motion to approve the development plan with the condition that all plan-review and routing comments be adequately addressed passed. The transcript records the motion, second and an affirmative vote but does not include a roll-call tally.
Pending plan-review responses, final utility agreements with Meyer, and sign-location resolution, the applicant will proceed to apply for permits and coordinate construction timing.
