Council approves QuikTrip at Palisade Park over objections about density, BRT and environmental impacts

The Broomfield City Council approved a final plat and an urban renewal site plan for a QuikTrip gas station and convenience store at the northeast corner of County Road 7 and West 168th Place (900 W. 168th Place), voting 6–4 after a public hearing and debate.

The approved project will subdivide the parcel in Palisade Park into two lots. Lot 1 (1.39 acres) will contain a single-story 5,312-square-foot convenience store, a canopy with 14 detached fuel pumps and 35 parking spaces. The plan includes two direct-current fast EV chargers, four EV-ready spaces, two ADA spaces and two bicycle-parking spaces. The canopy height is proposed up to 18 feet, 6 inches and the building height 20 feet, consistent with the Palisade Park PUD.

Planning staff and the Land Use Review Commission had recommended approval, and city planners told council the use is permitted by the 2006 Palisade Park PUD and complies with required design and parking standards. Deputy Director of Community Development Lynn Merwin summarized staff findings and noted the project’s compliance with code, including the municipal requirement that new gas stations be 1,000 feet apart; staff said no other active gas-station proposal lay within the required 1,000-foot radius and the nearest existing station (Murphy USA) is roughly 2,000 feet to the east.

Developer and site details

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