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Council approves Kroger fuel pumps and traffic signal at North Shiloh Road site
Summary
The council approved a specific-use permit to allow fuel pumps at the Kroger store at 6850 North Shiloh Road, with a 20‑year time period and conditions including additional landscaping and a new traffic signal to address safety concerns.
The Garland City Council approved a specific-use permit allowing fuel pumps at the Kroger store located at 6850 North Shiloh Road, voting unanimously to grant the request with a 20-year time period and conditions to address traffic and safety concerns.
City planning staff described the proposed plan as a five-dispense (10 fueling positions) template associated with the existing Kroger store on the 6.183-acre site. Staff and the applicant reported that a traffic analysis showed the intersection at Shiloh Road and Clear Springs Parkway would require a new traffic signal; Kroger agreed to participate in the signal cost and to have the signal operational before fueling operations begin.
Michael Serrato, the applicant’s civil representative, told the council Kroger “takes safety seriously” and described tank installation, spill-response procedures, emergency shut-offs and daily equipment checks. He described plans for lighting and a landscaping buffer; Kroger said it would work with the city on final screening so adjacent visibility to other retail tenants is maintained.
Residents who spoke during the public hearing voiced concerns about intersection safety, ambulance access, lighting and stormwater runoff. David McKnight, a nearby resident, said vehicles “are just stopped in that intersection” and urged verification that the traffic signal would be in place before pumps open. Ritesh Chauhan and Diana Hightower, who live across the street, said there have been many collisions in the area and expressed concern about lighting and hours of operation.
Councilmember Bass moved approval as recommended by the applicant, with no requirement to increase the height of landscaping; Mayor Pro Tem Tim Moore seconded the motion. The council approved the SUP with a 20-year time period and the condition that the applicant coordinate a traffic signal and submit lighting/photometric plans and environmental permits required for underground tanks.
Staff noted outreach results: three in-notification-area responses in favor and 14 against within the notification area, and additional responses outside the notification area. The planning commission had recommended approval for 20 years with additional landscaping along Shiloh; staff recommended approval for this Kroger-specific request despite general staff concern about the number of pumps in some contexts.
The action authorizes the city manager or designee to proceed with necessary permits and signal design work; staff and the applicant said they will return with final engineering and permit documentation as required.
