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Developer proposes convenience store with gas sales at 720 Beechcroft; staff flags historic commission review and right-of-way concerns
Summary
Catalyst Design Group presented a concept plan for a roughly 6,000-square-foot commercial building with gas sales at 720 Beechcroft; staff told the commission the site lies within 300 feet of a historically significant property and lacks several required clarifications.
At the May 27 work session the Planning Commission reviewed a concept site plan from Catalyst Design Group for a proposed commercial building at 720 Beechcroft that would include a convenience store with gas sales and a food-service area. The concept plan shows a roughly 6,000-square-foot building (4,000 square feet for a convenience store with gas sales and 2,000 square feet for food service).
Staff said the property is vacant, abuts multiple zoning districts (I-1, C-2 and PUD-R2) and is within 300 feet of a historically significant property, requiring review and a recommendation by the Spring Hill Historic Commission prior to final action. Staff noted uncertainty about the property’s total acreage (the recorded plat shows 4.14 acres while the concept plan shows 4.75), requested bicycle parking information, elevations and materials, and asked the applicant to clarify right-of-way along Beechcroft Road: the major thoroughfare plan designates Beechcroft as an arterial with a minimum 95-foot right-of-way.
The applicant said they have reviewed staff comments and do not object to the requested revisions; they proposed access off Beechcroft using an unimproved Old Town Road, improving that road north for about 70 feet past the site and providing one entrance and two exits, with a split exit for right and left turns onto Beechcroft. The concept also shows a proposed 12-foot-wide multi-use trail along Beechcroft frontage.
Mayor Fitterer asked the applicant to activate the building elevation facing Beechcroft because the displayed elevation resembled a rear elevation; the applicant agreed to revise the frontage elevation to be more appropriate to an arterial street. Staff will require clarification on acreage, utility connections for water and sewer, and right-of-way and easement details before a final submission.
Commissioners left the item off consent for more detailed follow-up; no vote was taken at the work session.
