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Council approves convenience store with gas station at MC 85 and Cotton Lane over truck‑parking concerns
Summary
After questions about truck access and enforcement of no‑overnight‑parking, council approved the use permit for a 24‑hour convenience store with fuel sales (including diesel pumps for semis) at MC 85 and Cotton Lane by a 6–1 vote.
The Goodyear City Council voted 6–1 on July 6 to approve a use permit for a 24‑hour convenience store with retail gasoline sales — including three diesel pumps for semi trucks — at the southwest corner of MC 85 and Cotton Lane.
Planning staff said the project, on about 5.2 acres within the Lake and Park planned area development, previously received a 2023 use permit but returned with a revised design because the applicant could not secure access to a common driveway on neighboring property. The revised plan moves to direct access from MC 85 with a secondary right‑in/right‑out driveway on Cotton Lane; the number of vehicle pumps increased to 16 and truck pumps remain at three.
Frank Gudoon of Ascencia Architecture, representing the owner, told council the project is not intended to be a travel center with overnight layover amenities; he said overnight parking will be prohibited and the operation will be staffed 24/7 so employees can enforce no‑parking stipulations. Staff noted ADOT and county transportation reviewers had the chance to review the traffic study and that the design meets current traffic recommendations.
Council discussion focused on truck access and enforcement: one council member said he opposed introducing truck‑stop elements to neighborhood corridors and repeatedly asked how the city would prevent long‑term truck parking. Staff and the applicant said the facility lacks staging lanes and is configured for quick fuel stops, not extended stays, and that striping or other site controls can be added to help circulation.
The council took the motion to a vote after the discussion; the clerk recorded the outcome as 6 in favor and 1 opposed. The council did not attach additional enforcement mechanisms beyond the staff stipulations described during the meeting.
What happens next: Staff will implement the stipulated conditions tied to the use permit and monitor compliance; the applicant may be required to add striping or operational measures to discourage overnight truck parking.
