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BZA approves Dollar General variance at Queen Road/US 30, requires TRC site-plan review
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance of use to allow a Dollar General retail store at the Queen Road/US 30 intersection in Plymouth, with the condition that the developer return to the Technical Review Committee for detailed site-plan and drainage review.
The Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals voted Aug. 5 to approve a variance of use allowing a Dollar General retail store on a parcel at the Queen Road and US 30 intersection, subject to a condition that the project's site plan be reviewed and approved by the city's Technical Review Committee (TRC).
Planning staff presented BZA2025-16 and said the comprehensive-plan future-character map supports an employment-center use in the corridor; because the parcel is zoned R-1 (rural residential) the applicant requested a variance of use for retail. The staff report noted potential traffic and drainage concerns given the site's proximity to US 30 and recommended approval conditioned on TRC review. "Staff recommends approval of the retail store with the condition that the site plan be reviewed and approved through the technical review committee," staff said.
An engineer for the developer (Rusty Doss) said the team had obtained a county driveway permit, conducted wetland delineation and planned to coordinate with the health department, IDEM and other agencies for septic/well and drainage design. Nearby residents voiced concerns about traffic queuing and intersection drainage; one resident said queueing and standing water in the intersection already present hazards.
The board voted to approve the variance and explicitly included the TRC site-plan review as part of the approval motion. Staff and the applicant said drainage and other technical issues will be addressed during the TRC review and by the developer as part of permitting.
The decision allows the applicant to pursue site design and permitting; any final construction permits will depend on TRC approval and required permits from county and state agencies.
