BJ's Wholesale – Preliminary Development Plan
Grove City
Description
First PUD step for a 104,470-square-foot BJ's club and 18-position gas station on 18 acres. Recommended for approval with three stipulations; annexation, rezoning, and final plan still ahead.
Impact summary
Could transform a major eastern gateway with a big-box store and gas station — but traffic, architecture, and landscaping questions continue through the next review rounds.
Applicant
- Name
- Don Plank and Rebecca Mott, Plank Law Firm LPA
- Address
- 1209, 1213, and 1255 Stringtown Road
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
BJ's Wholesale at Stringtown Road and Route 104
The Stringtown Road annexation is the first step toward a BJ's Wholesale at that corner, and traffic on already-congested Stringtown is the big worry. Council Member Omar voted no and is demanding traffic studies; a median project application is in the works.
Stringtown Road commercial corridor redevelopment
A resident argued the BJ's proposal conflicts with the 2050 plan's call for walkable, connected mixed-use employment centers — no sidewalks or internal connections are proposed. Staff defended the plan as district-level guidance, not parcel-by-parcel mandates.
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