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Planning commission approves convenience store with pumps, adds traffic and trail-safety conditions
Summary
The Titusville Planning and Zoning Commission on June 17 approved a conditional use permit for a 4,853-square-foot convenience store with 14 fueling stations at Dairy Road and U.S. 1, contingent on a traffic study, a recorded cross-access easement with Brevard Lumber and a trail‑crossing safety plan for the Coast to Coast Trail.
The Titusville Planning and Zoning Commission on June 17 voted to approve Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 9-2025 for a 4,853-square-foot convenience store with 14 fueling stations on a 2.64-acre portion of a 14.7-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Dairy Road and North U.S. 1.
Staff presented the revised site plan and recommended approval, saying the application now avoids a new direct driveway crossing of the Coast to Coast Trail by sharing and improving an existing driveway to the south. "Staff recommends approval of CUP number 9-2025 as submitted," Eddie, Community Development staff, told the commission. Applicant engineer Kyle Chasin said the revised plan "eliminated that dedicated right in right out driveway that was on US 1 that was going to cross the trail" and that the team had discussed the changes with FDOT and FDEP.
Why it matters: the site borders the regional Coast to Coast Trail, and commissioners repeatedly flagged pedestrian and bicyclist safety where site access meets the trail. Member Seidler pushed for conditions to ensure safety at the trail crossing. "I would like to add that it is also a condition of approval regarding the traffic study that a recorded cross access easement and a trail crossing safety plan also be part of that," Seidler said during the meeting.
The commission adopted that request as a friendly amendment. Member Graham moved to accept the staff recommendation and amended the motion to require (1) a traffic study submitted with the site-plan application, (2) a recorded cross-access easement with the adjacent lumber property prior to site-plan approval, and (3) a trail-crossing safety plan to be implemented before certificate of occupancy. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call with Vice Chairman Scully, Member Seidler, Member Graham, Member Chapman and Secretary Faison recorded as voting yes.
Details from the record: the property was rezoned from M2 industrial to community commercial by Ordinance 18-2017; convenience stores in the CC district require a conditional use permit and must meet the operational standards in section 28-12-C-1 of the Land Development Regulations (visibility, security systems, hours of operation). Staff noted the applicant confirmed compliance with visibility and security-camera requirements and that no coin-operated amusement devices are proposed.
Next steps: The approvals noted by the commission are for the CUP; the applicant must still complete site-plan and building-permit reviews. City staff and external agencies (FDOT, FDEP and Brevard County) will review traffic and safety details during the site-plan process, and the commission added explicit conditions requiring the traffic study, recorded cross-access easement and a trail crossing safety plan before final site approval and occupancy.
Action taken: CUP 9-2025 approved with conditions requiring a traffic study, recorded cross-access easement and trail-crossing safety measures.
