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Fergus Falls planning commission reviews draft 'truck stop' zoning aimed at guiding Kwik Trip-style developments
Summary
City staff presented a draft ordinance adding a 'truck stop' use to the B2 zoning district — defining it by location (within 2,500 feet of the interstate) and truck-oriented features — and commissioners discussed signage, lighting, stormwater and landscaping before directing staff to revise and circulate a condensed draft.
Clara Beck, community development director and planning commission staff liaison for Fergus Falls, presented a draft ordinance to add a “truck stop” use to the city’s B2 zoning district and explained the measure was prompted by interest from a national convenience-store operator. Beck read the proposed definition, saying a truck stop would be “a facility including any appurtenant parking or service areas … distinguished … by its design and purpose to provide services for commercial motor vehicles in addition to service for non commercial vehicles,” and that the draft ties the use to parcels within 2,500 feet of the interstate.
The proposal would add truck stops as a use by right in the B2 district (and allow the use in industrial zones), and include installation standards intended to protect nearby neighborhoods: limits on canopy signage and illumination, requirements for maneuverability and fueling access,…
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