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Planning Commission recommends rezoning for QuickTrip site at West Penn and North Jones Boulevard
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward a rezoning request for a 3.46-acre parcel at West Penn and North Jones Boulevard from I-1 (light industrial) to C-2 (highway commercial), recommending approval to the city council; the applicant plans a Generation-3 convenience store with ten fuel dispensers and an attached car wash and will present a site plan in May.
The North Liberty Planning Commission voted April 7 to forward a zoning map amendment for a roughly 3.46-acre parcel at the southwest corner of West Penn and North Jones Boulevard to the city council with a recommendation for approval.
City planning staff told the commission the undeveloped portion of the parcel is designated urban high intensity in the city’s comprehensive plan and that the existing I-1 light-industrial zoning is inconsistent with that future land-use designation. "We do not have any objections to the request," staff said, recommending the commission accept the listed finding under section 165.09 and forward the proposal to council.
Casey Boncher, real estate manager for QuickTrip and QuickStar, told commissioners the applicant will return at the May meeting with a site plan showing a Generation-3 convenience store, 10 fuel dispensers and an attached car wash, uses that Boncher said would be permitted in C-2 zoning. "We'll be proposing at the May planning commission meeting our site plan which does include our generation three convenience store and 10 dispensers on site and an attached car wash," Boncher said.
Staff said the draft site plan currently shows primary access aligned on North Jones to match the street opposite the site and a second access on West Penn. Because staff are concerned about additional access points on West Penn, the preliminary site plan indicates a median would be required if an access from Penn is proposed.
Planning staff also reported a virtual “good neighbor” meeting on March 25 that included only staff and the applicant and that no objections were recorded at that meeting.
The motion to accept staff’s finding and forward the zoning amendment was moved by Commissioner Bathke and, after a recorded roll-call vote in which commissioners voted aye, carried unanimously. The rezoning request and the applicant’s May site-plan submittal will next be considered by the City Council and during the May planning commission meeting, respectively.
