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Board approves Walmart fuel center conditional-use permit on Route 60
Summary
The board unanimously approved a conditional-use permit for a gas/fuel center and 1,600 sq ft convenience building on a 2.3-acre outparcel adjacent to Walmart on Anderson Highway; staff emphasized buffering and internal access and the applicant said Walmart will operate and maintain the facility.
The board approved a conditional-use permit (Case 2601CUP) to allow a gas/fuel center and associated convenience retail on an undeveloped 2.3-acre outparcel in front of the existing Walmart on Anderson Highway.
Planning staff described the request: up to seven fuel islands (14 fueling positions) under a canopy, roughly 1,600 square feet of convenience retail, required 30-foot corridor buffering along Anderson Highway, and utilization of the existing internal access network for ingress and egress. The planning director said the site was contemplated in a 2010 rezoning and the planning commission recommended approval 4'0.
Applicant counsel Matt Roberts told the board the facilities will be owned and operated by Walmart and that no new curb cuts are required because the proposal relies on existing internal access. "These are facilities that are gonna be owned and operated by Walmart to some of the points that were being made earlier about who's gonna maintain these things," he said.
A resident suggested the county ask Walmart to include fast electric vehicle chargers and to extend nearby sidewalks while the site is under construction; staff said site plan review would evaluate utilities and pedestrian connections. After public comment the board voted by roll call to approve the CUP; the motion passed unanimously (5'0).
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