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Harrison Township OKs conditional rezoning for River Road parcel to allow gas station
Summary
The Board approved a conditional rezoning of a River Road parcel from Local Commercial to General Commercial with four applicant conditions, sending the developer back to the Planning Commission for site plan and special land use review.
The Harrison Township Board of Trustees on Feb. 24 approved a conditional rezoning request for a River Road parcel to allow future gas station development, reversing the Planning Commission’s earlier recommendation for denial.
The parcel was described in the meeting materials as 25450 N. River Rd., though the Supervisor’s summary referenced 25250 N. River Rd.; the applicant’s amended request moved the proposal from a straight rezoning to a conditional rezoning with four conditions. Those conditions, as presented to the Board, require combining the property with 0.23 acres from the adjacent lot to the east; developing the combined site as a unified property to operate with the existing convenience store and four gasoline pumps beneath a canopy; and returning the concept plan to the Planning Commission for formal site plan approval, engineering review and a special land use permit (SLU).
Clerk Adam Wit moved and Trustee Brian Batkins seconded approval “in accordance with the rezoning review standards” cited by the township planner and subject to the applicant’s stated conditions. The Board recorded unanimous aye votes by trustees present and carried the motion. The approval is conditional: the applicant must secure site plan, engineering and SLU approvals from the Planning Commission before constructing or operating the proposed gas station.
The transcript shows the Planning Commission had recommended denial at its Oct. 17, 2024 meeting. The Board’s conditional rezoning preserves the Planning Commission’s future review role, requiring additional approvals and engineering scrutiny before any construction proceeds.
