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Grocery Outlet gets approval for 2,240‑sq‑ft storage addition after buffering promises
Summary
The board approved a conditional use and preliminary/final land‑development application for a 2,240‑sq‑ft rear storage addition at 1023 West County Line Road (Grocery Outlet). The applicant agreed to supplemental rear buffering, added frontage landscaping, and confirmed there will be no refrigeration in the new storage area.
The Board of Supervisors approved a conditional‑use application and a combined preliminary and final land‑development plan allowing Grocery Outlet to build a 2,240‑square‑foot storage addition behind its store at 1023 West County Line Road.
Leonard Alter, attorney for the applicant, presented an exhibit packet and witnesses including the project engineer. The presentation said the addition will be constructed over existing asphalt with no net increase in impervious coverage and will serve as dry, internal storage to keep shelves stocked during high‑demand periods.
Engineer testimony described supplemental buffering along the rear where the commercial property abuts residences and additional landscaping along the County Line Road frontage. The board and planner (Gilmore & Associates) discussed screening, sight‑line concerns and the absence of new exterior lighting on the addition.
A neighbor asked whether refrigeration equipment would run in the new space and potentially create nighttime noise; Carolyn R., Grocery Outlet’s design project manager, was sworn and answered that there will be no refrigeration in the addition and only a small HVAC unit for airflow. ‘‘It is purely dry storage,’’ she said.
Staff recommended approval subject to compliance with Gilmore & Associates’ review comments (March 26, 2024). The board voted first to approve the conditional use and then to approve the preliminary and final land‑development application; the chair announced both motions passed 5–0.
Ending: The board’s approvals were accompanied by commitments to supplemental planting and buffer maintenance; construction timing and responsibility for the frontage landscaping will be finalized in the land‑development documents and resolution.
