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Planning commission approves Quick Trip fueling station with exception to no-semi signage
Summary
WeatherfordPlanning and Zoning commissioners approved a rezoning and conditional-use permit for a Quick Trip fueling station at the SW corner of Rick Williamson/Memorial Highway and FM 51, but removed staff's recommended condition requiring "no semi truck" signage on Main Street and Rick Williamson. The decision follows testimony from the applicant, traffic engineers and staff about truck stacking, TxDOT coordination and trip-generation estimates.
WeatherfordPlanning and Zoning commissioners voted Nov. 13 to approve a zoning map amendment and conditional-use permit for a Quick Trip fueling station at the southwest corner of Rick Williamson Memorial Highway and Farm-to-Market Road 51. The commission approved staffrecommendations with one change: it struck the condition requiring "no semi truck" signs on Main Street and Rick Williamson.
City staff presented the application, explaining the earlier approval had expired when construction did not occur within the required timeframe. The applicant, represented by Tariq Samuels (real estate project manager, Quick Trip) and Craig Honeywell (Kwik Trip), said utility and access issues and coordination with TxDOT delayed the project but that the site plan otherwise remains similar to the previously approved design. "This is not a truck stop," Craig Honeywell said, adding that the site has fewer fueling bays and no truck parking compared with full travel centers on I-20.
Traffic engineer Kelly Parma (Lee Engineering) said the projectincluded design work to separate auto and truck circulation and that the TIA accounted for truck movements. Parma and another traffic presenter said trip-generation analysis estimated roughly 18to 25 truck trips in the peak hour for the proposed configuration, a conservative estimate that staff said may overstate actual truck counts.
Staff had recommended approval with five conditions, including one new requirement that no semi-truck signage be posted on Main Street or Rick Williamson to deter truck traffic. Commissioners raised concerns about stacking and the long-term effect of truck access on Main Street and Memorial Highway. The applicant requested that the commission remove the no-semi sign condition because the site is on designated truck routes and is intended to serve trucks already using those roads.
After discussion and questions about queuing, access points and TxDOT coordination, Chair Bridal McCown moved to approve staff recommendations but to remove the signage condition; the motion passed unanimously. The commission and staff noted the City Council will review the item next and that staff will continue technical review of the site-plan submittal and TIA during the permitting phase.
What the approval covers: the rezoning/conditional-use permit application for a 3.462-acre tract for a fueling-station use; conceptual site plan and elevations; a three-fueling-position configuration intended to allow limited diesel sales to trucks and box vehicles; and continued coordination with TxDOT on driveway and median work.
Next steps: the item will be considered by the City Council; site-plan review and engineering checks will continue before any building permit is issued.
