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Planning commission approves site plan for Waterford Market at 109 E Street
Summary
The Waterford Planning Commission adopted resolution 2026-10 to approve an architectural site plan for a new 3,060 sq. ft. convenience store and four-pump fuel canopy at 109 E Street, finding the infill project exempt from further CEQA review and placing conditions on approval.
The Waterford Planning Commission on Feb. 24 approved an architectural site plan for the Waterford Market, a proposed 3,060-square-foot convenience store with a steel canopy and four fuel pumps at 109 E Street.
Assistant Planner Jayla Smith told commissioners the project would demolish an existing convenience store and tire shop and include new concrete pavement, landscaping, a sidewalk and curbs, 13 parking spaces (one accessible stall), and new utility connections. “So the proposed project is located at 109 E Street,” Jayla Smith said in her presentation.
Planning staff described the property as zoned Commercial Highway and said service stations are permitted with a use permit under the city code; staff advised the project conforms to development standards for setbacks, height, lot coverage, landscaping and parking. The design review committee concluded the proposal qualifies for the city’s infill CEQA exemption and recommended approval subject to the attached conditions.
Commissioners asked about the site’s underground storage tank and whether soil or air-quality studies had been performed. Jayla Smith said no such studies were done for this application and staff did not require them. Planning Manager Mark Niskinan added, “Those tanks are required to meet certain EPA standards, federal and state standards,” and said the applicant must comply with applicable federal and state requirements.
A member of the public, resident Blake Wolf, questioned whether the parking layout could interfere with traffic flow between storefront parking and the pumps and suggested diagonal stalls as an option. Staff acknowledged the comment as a design consideration to be addressed during final plan details.
By motion and roll call, the commission adopted resolution 2026-10 to approve architectural site plan review application 2024-0003 for the Waterford Market, subject to the conditions in the staff report. The resolution approval was recorded during roll call; the applicant was present and can proceed with the conditions of approval and required permits.
