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Planning commission continues Maverick gas station CUP to Sept. 10 for traffic and connectivity review
Summary
Commissioners continued a conditional‑use application for a Maverick gas station and convenience store at Atkinson/Old Highway 40 to Sept. 10 to allow county and applicant engineers to finalize roadway realignment, signal design and active-transportation connectivity; staff noted EPA/DEQ oversight and prior soils remediation.
The Snyderville Basin Planning Commission voted unanimously on Aug. 13 to continue consideration of a proposed Maverick convenience store and gas station at the Atkinson/Old Highway 40 parcel to a date certain, Sept. 10, to give the commission and staff more time to review traffic engineering details and active‑transportation connections.
Staff flagged two primary review issues: traffic and circulation at the busy Quinn’s Junction corridor and compliance with the Silver Creek soils overlay (the parcel lies adjacent to riparian/wetland areas). Leonard Milner (staff) said staff had reviewed setbacks, height, lighting, snow storage and open-space calculations and recommended approval subject to the conditions in the staff report, but commissioners asked for more detailed traffic and roadway alignment drawings before taking final action.
Applicant Richard Pigott (Maverick) described the project and environmental safeguards for fuel systems, said the project has undergone EPA/DEQ review and described a response-action that removed approximately 304 tons of contaminated soil from the site in 2022. Pigott also said the site plan includes a “future” phase that could add 16 fueling positions in the future (which would bring the site to a possible total of 38 fueling positions if implemented).
Commissioners raised several issues they wanted resolved before final action: the number and allocation of off‑street parking stalls (the applicant proposed about 35 stalls and estimated about seven would be for employees), bicycle and pedestrian connectivity to the nearby rail trail, potential safety concerns for cyclists on the adjacent road alignment, and whether the affordable‑housing in‑lieu calculation reflects current housing costs. Several commissioners suggested the applicant and county engineers coordinate on a multimodal connection or a separated paved path.
Given those outstanding questions and active coordination between the applicant and county engineering on roadway redesign, Commissioner Cook moved to continue the item to Sept. 10; Commissioner Hawley seconded and the commission voted unanimously to continue the matter. The continuance will allow staff to review updated traffic design and for the commission to consider active-transportation options when the item returns.
