Albion sets public hearing on Dollar General site plan for Feb. 12

This is a photo of a print out of a rendering of the proposed Dollar General store in Albion on East Avenue across from the high school.

ALBION – The Village of Albion Planning Board has set a public hearing for 5 p.m. on Feb. 12 for the site plan for the new Dollar General store at 327 East Ave.

The new 10,640-square-foot store would be across from the high school.

Tye Albion Zoning Board of Appeals on Sept. 9 approved a variance for the project, allowing Dollar General to have 35 parking spaces instead of the 53 required for a store that size. Albion’s zoning calls for one parking space for every 200 square feet of a retail store.

The Broadway Group is the developer of the new store. The company said having 35 parking spaces will allow for more green space on the site.

During a public hearing on Sept. 9 about the variance, several speakers said they didn’t think a Dollar General across from the school was a good fit. They also questioned if there was enough room on the lot for tractor trailers to make deliveries and then turnaround without backing out onto Route 31. The store is expected to have two deliveries a week, Broadway Group representatives said at the hearing.

The Planning Board will discuss traffic flow issues and truck turnaround as part of the site plan.

The store is proposed to be next to the Cone Zone ice cream business. The Broadway Group from Huntsville, Ala. proposes to demolish an existing building to the east of Cone Zone and put up the new store.