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Commission approves gas station at 155 28th St; developer to donate remainder for affordable housing
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Summary
The commission approved a Speedway-branded convenience store with 12 pumps at 155 28th St SW and a lot split that would donate about 2.4 acres of the parcel to an affordable housing developer; approvals are subject to variances and conditions listed in staff packets.
The Planning Commission granted a special land use and site-plan approval on April 21 for a gasoline station and convenience store at 155 28th Street Southwest, noting conditions and variances the developer must obtain before construction.
Planning staff described a proposal for a 4,852-square-foot convenience store with 12 fueling pumps on a roughly 5.14-acre site that has been vacant for more than 20 years. Staff said the proposed design meets site-plan standards for setbacks, drainage, pedestrian access and emergency access, but noted an existing access easement and a drive-aisle distance that do not meet a 20-foot interior lot-line requirement under section 9508; the developer will seek a variance.
"When we do our development, the remaining parcel will be donated for affordable housing," said Mandy Goss, the civil engineer on the project, who said the station will be Speedway-branded and corporate-run. She told commissioners the developer planned a lot split so the station occupies about 2.4 acres and the remainder will be restricted for affordable housing development, with a variance hearing scheduled before the ZBA on June 1.
Commissioners asked whether the site would include electric-vehicle charging; the civil engineer said the site had room and had been planned to allow EV infrastructure to be added when demand arises. Commissioners also pressed on screening; the developer said they proposed dense arborvitae hedgerows along the northern property line rather than a fence.
Motions to grant the special land use and site-plan approval were made and passed on roll-call votes, with site-plan approval explicitly subject to the conditions in the staff packet and the applicant's pursuit of required variances.
Next steps: the developer will submit variance materials to the Zoning Board of Appeals and must meet the site-plan conditions before construction and site changes proceed.
