QuikTrip eyes site to build new gas station
Rossford City Council is considering a rezoning request for a large service station to be built on 6.2 acres at Glenwood Road and Third Street, near Buck Road and I-75.
QuikTrip has asked for two parcels at 829 and 835 Glenwood Rd. to be rezoned from R-1C (low-density single-family residential) to P-I (planned industrial district). Another parcel involved, 837 Glenwood, is already zoned P-I.
The rezoning will allow the fueling component and 24-hour operation of the development.
Caroline Eckel, council president, asked at Monday’s meeting for a first reading of the ordinance to rezone the two parcels so she could get more information about a nearby residential area.
Robert Sweet, with McBride Dale Clarion, a planning, zoning, and development service in Cincinnati, said construction could begin early next year.
The rezoning is compatible with the existing land use as the property is about 1,000 feet from the I-75/Buck Road interchange, he said. There are limited areas where diesel vehicles can refuel safely along I-75 in that area, Mr. Sweet said.
The proposed brick store would be 7,300 square feet. It would have 53 standard parking spaces, 15 oversized truck spaces, a storm water pond, and landscaping throughout with buffering along the northern property line. The landscape will have 380 shrubs and 60 trees, Mr. Sweet said.
There will be three access drives — two on Glenwood and one on Third.
“We have taken into consideration the roundabout project and have designed the site to fit in those parameters,” Mr. Sweet said, referencing a planned Ohio Department of Transportation roundabout there on its 2026 schedule.
Ali Bukhres, QuikTrip real estate project manager based in Naperville, Ill., said the store would employ about 25 people, including six full time.
The QuikTrip stores are known for donating 5 percent of net profits to charity and for its security, Mr. Bukhres said. Employees wear a belt clip that communicates with corporate security.
“Once you step an inch onto our property line, you will be on surveillance,” he added. “Security is our No. 1 aspect of our stores, and we want to make sure everybody feels safe, including our customers.”
QuikTrip Corp. is a privately held company based in Tulsa, Okla. Founded in 1958, it has grown to a more than $11 billion company with 1,000 stores in 17 states, and 31,000 employees.
Also at the meeting, council approved spending $84,157 on the Glenwood roundabout.
“They have identified that we need to do additional environmental and public involvement work for this project, so there is an additional cost, and that’s what this would be — to pay for the additional cost and design,” said Allyson Murray, city administrator.
A public hearing will be held on the project, Ms. Murray added.
Last year, council awarded the design services for the $1.12 million roundabout project to Bergman (now Colliers Engineering & Design Inc.).
In October, the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments allocated $134,400 to the roundabout.
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