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Aurora council pauses Orchard Crossing zoning after heated debate over Kwik Trip gas station
Summary
Developers and Kwik Trip presented a mixed-use plan for the Orchard & Sullivan site that includes a Kwik Trip with 10 pumps and a $3 million infrastructure contribution; council placed the zoning items on unfinished business after questions about tenant notice, stacking, traffic (about 35,000 vehicles/day) and environmental concerns were raised by residents and some aldermen.
Developers and Kwik Trip told Aurora’s Committee of the Whole on Dec. 2 that a planned Orchard Crossing mixed-use project would pair 60–70 townhomes on roughly 10 acres with about 12 acres of retail, including a Kwik Trip convenience store and fueling center that the company said would have 10 pumps and modern double-walled tanks and monitoring systems.
Jeremy of GTZ Properties, the master developer, said the team has spoken with potential tenants, including Panda Express and Kiddie Academy, and described the plan’s three-quarter access from Orchard Road already approved by KDOT. QuikTrip project manager Skyler Evans said the proposed store would be 6,445 square feet, include two diesel pumps, about 50 parking spaces and internal security and environmental…
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