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Planning commission recommends rezoning and special-use permit for Sheetz on Route 17, forwards to Board with conditions

York County Planning Commission · December 11, 2025
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Summary

The commission voted to recommend rezoning and a special-use permit for a Sheetz convenience store and fueling station at a Route 17 parcel, subject to proffers addressing watershed protections and outstanding VDOT traffic comments; recommendations will go to the Board of Supervisors.

York County staff and the applicant told the Planning Commission on Dec. 17 that a proposed Sheetz convenience store and fueling station near the Route 17/Fort Eustis Boulevard intersection is consistent with the county comprehensive plan and includes proffers to mitigate watershed impacts, but the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has not yet approved proposed access changes.

Staff explained the application would reclassify approximately 1.82 acres taken from four adjacent parcels and authorize a special-use permit for an automobile fuel dispensing establishment and convenience store (resolutions PC 25-28 and PC 25-27). The site lies partially within the Harwoods Mill Reservoir Watershed Management and Protection…

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