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Commission approves PCD for Dy's convenience store after applicant adds wall, buffer and lighting limits
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a Planned Commercial Development (PUD/PCD) for a Dy's convenience store and gas station on Nightbox Road after the applicant revised the plan to include a 25‑ to 30‑foot vegetative buffer, an 8‑foot masonry wall, and lighting controls; the western portion of the site is reserved as open space/pond area.
The Clay County Planning Commission recommended approval June 2 of PUD 26004, a Planned Commercial Development proposal for a Dy’s convenience store, fuel pumps and car wash at the Nightbox Road/County Road 220 intersection, after the applicant agreed to additional buffering and design commitments.
Applicant representatives presented a revised PCD narrative and site plan that added a robust vegetative buffer along the northern property line, an 8‑foot masonry wall to reduce noise and visual intrusion, and a lighting standard limiting illumination to 0.5 foot‑candles at the property line with full‑cutoff fixtures. The applicant also depicted more than five acres on the west side of the property as pond/open space and committed that any substantial change to that open area would require a return to the planning commission.
Neighbors and the Boxwood HOA testified they appreciated the changes and sought clarification about prohibited uses and whether the PCD could expire. Applicant counsel and staff clarified that the PCD’s permitted and prohibited uses are memorialized in the written PCD description, the western open area is intended to remain passive unless rezoned, and the applicant requested that the standard PCD expiration provisions not automatically revert their rights — a point staff said could be addressed in the implementing code steps and statutory transmittal.
The Oakleaf‑Brandonfield CAC recommended approval; commissioners voted in favor. The application will proceed to the Board of County Commissioners for final consideration.
