Planning Commission recommends Patel’s Wylliesburg gas station with condition for customer trash receptacles

The Charlotte County Planning Commission on April 17 recommended approval of a conditional use permit for J. Mukeshkumar Patel to open a convenience store and gas station at 17700 Kings Highway in Wylliesburg, the former Sundae’s Restaurant site.

Staff presented zoning criteria, recommended conditions and enforcement options for the application for Tax Parcel #85-A-110. The applicant declined to address the Commission. Written comments from resident Sandra Towne, read aloud during the hearing, urged the Commission to guard against litter associated with the proposed use.

Commissioners discussed enforceable measures to reduce litter and whether a condition requiring trash receptacles would be easier to enforce than a general litter-control mandate. After deliberation, the Commission approved a recommendation to grant the conditional use permit with staff’s recommended conditions and an added condition requiring eight outdoor trash receptacles for customer use (one per fueling position as discussed by Commissioners). The motion to recommend approval, as amended, was moved and seconded and carried with all members present voting yes.

The action is a recommendation from the Planning Commission to the Board of Supervisors; any permit issuance and site-plan approval will follow the county’s permitting process and applicable site-plan review requirements.

The Commission closed the public hearing on the application after the vote; no other public comments were received during the meeting.

The Commission recorded the motion and directed staff to include the final recommended conditions in the transmittal to the Board of Supervisors.