Dollar General wants to plan for a spring groundbreaking at the former site of Bardon Rubber Products, now that the Union Grove Planning Commission approved the company’s construction proposal Monday night, pending modifications of the original site plan.
In August, representatives of the national discount chain came before the Village Planning Commission to propose building a new store on the former Bardon property.
“We are at the tail end of all of our due diligence. We have a lease executed with Dollar General and we have the financing approved,” said Todd Platt, a partner at DGI Development Corporation.
“The only remaining issue we have is meeting the conditions on the approval,” Platt said Monday night.
“We had curb cut issues, and moving it further to the north, and the sign height,” he said.
The Village plan commissioners had expressed concern about the initial proposed 96 square-foot Dollar General sign, indicating it conflicted with a local ordinance.
Point of Beginning Engineer Jim Lundberg then agreed to compromise with the ordinance by decreasing the size of the Dollar General sign to 50 square feet.
In addition, Lundberg stated there will be a 10-foot pylon instead of the commission’s suggestion of a monument-style sign.
Dollar General also agreed to move the truck entrance 10 feet to the north, due to safety concerns and the entry’s close proximity to State Highway 11.
Several planners had expressed concern with the driveway not lining up with the intersection, citing a “zig zag” traffic pattern when customers exit and enter the store according to the original site plan.
The Village had requested that the driveway be moved off York Street 10 feet to the north so trucks won’t back up too far into Highway 11, Lundberg said. “From our perspective, we need to ensure the truck has adequate space to back up into the loading area,” he noted.
Lundberg told commissioners the company expects one full-sized semi-truck shipment per week, but there could be more, depending on demand for items sold at Dollar General.
At the initial meeting in August with Stevens Point-based engineering firm Point of Beginning, Village officials had expressed concern regarding Dollar General’s flexibility with Village ordinances.
“I think the (sign size) compromise will take care of any concerns we have by bringing it down to meet our ordinances,” said Trustee Gordon Svendsen, who chairs the plan commission.
In addition, Dollar General will also add a four-foot brick wall alongside the store.
“The side of the building will be brick so that when you come into town, that is what you will see,” Svendsen said. “They agreed to do it to make it more appealing.”
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