Committee forwards QuikTrip plan for Eola and Deal after traffic, safety conditions addressed

Aurora’s Building Zoning and Economic Development Committee on March 26 voted to forward an ordinance and a preliminary-plan revision to the committee of the whole that would allow a QuikTrip convenience store and fuel station at the Eola Road and Deal Road intersection.

The committee approved ordinance 25-0209, granting a conditional use permit for a facility described under city code as a “truck stop establishment,” and resolution 25-0210, a revision to the preliminary plat and plan that consolidates parcels and shows a 5,023-square-foot QuikTrip with 16 fueling positions and 48 parking spaces (two handicap accessible). Both actions passed on voice votes with five members present.

Tracy Basic, senior planner with the zoning and planning division, said the petitioner’s plan includes cross-access and stormwater easements, an 8-foot multi-use path along Eola and Deal, and conceptual building and signage elevations that will be reviewed at final plan. On the project’s fueling layout, Basic explained the…