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Planning panel approves Costco plan to move gas pumps, add about 85 parking spaces
Summary
The Overland Park Planning Commission approved a rezoning and revised preliminary development plans allowing Costco to relocate fuel pumps, expand from six to 16 pump islands (32 dispensers) and add roughly 85 parking spaces; staff and the applicant said construction could begin in spring with about four months of work.
The Overland Park Planning Commission on Dec. 8 voted 10‑0 to approve a rezoning and related revised preliminary development plans that will let Costco relocate its onsite gasoline pumps and add roughly 85 parking spaces.
Staff planner Zach Nelson described the rezoning (REZ 2025‑10) as a change to CP‑2 for a portion of the Costco site at the northwest corner of Mike Mosher Boulevard and Metcalf Avenue to permit fuel sales at a new southeast location on the property. The proposed plan shows four canopies and a total of 16 pump dispensers capable of serving up to 32 vehicles at once, plus landscape and pedestrian improvements, and two employee parking spaces. Nelson said staff finds the request consistent with Framework OP and recommended approval subject to stipulations A–R.
Larry Jurczyk, Costco’s real‑estate manager, told commissioners the warehouse is “under‑parked at this location,” that the existing station has six pumps (12 dispensers) and that the relocation would yield about 85 additional spaces and increase pump capacity to reduce queuing. “We fall short at this location,” Jurczyk said, adding the company does not expect changes to the store building and would not decommission the old pumps until the new facility opens.
Commissioners asked about sidewalk connectivity, landscaping, lighting near nearby residences, tank removal at the decommissioned site, and electric vehicle charging. Jurczyk said Costco’s EV strategy varies by location and that the company is not proposing EV chargers for this site “at this time.” He estimated a property close in 2–3 months and about a four‑month construction window, and confirmed the company would repair adjacent sidewalks as stipulated.
With no public opposition at the hearing, Commissioner Mazzolonis moved to approve the rezoning and related PDPs; the motion passed unanimously. The staff noted the city council will consider the rezoning on Jan. 12, 2026 in the same room at 7:30 p.m.
