The Warrenton Planning and Zoning Commission on March 7 recommended approval of the site plan for a proposed Rural King farm and home store at the Shoppes at Warrenton.The site plan for the Rural …
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The Warrenton Planning and Zoning Commission on March 7 recommended approval of the site plan for a proposed Rural King farm and home store at the Shoppes at Warrenton.The site plan for the Rural King store includes more than 87,000 square feet of indoor space and a full dedicated parking lot on the west side of the mall. Rural King stores offer a mix of farm supplies, housewares, clothing and other goods.A site plan for the commercial development must be approved by the city of Warrenton before construction can begin. The planning and zoning commission makes recommendations about site plans, with the final decision left to the Warrenton Board of Aldermen.Aldermen will consider the site plan for final approval March 19 during a 6 p.m. public meeting at Warrenton City Hall.Planning commission members recommended one stipulation on approval of the site plan. A portion of Rural King’s parking lot in the plan is marked as the location of season outdoor displays, and commissioners said those displays should not be allowed to expand beyond their marked area.Planning and Zoning Chairman Rich Barton said the site plan was reviewed and approved by city and fire district code enforcement staff.When Rural King officials confirmed their plans to build the store in March 2018, they predicted an opening date in fall 2019.The possibility of bringing Rural King to the city was one of the selling points for a second interchange in Warrenton just west of the mall, paid for by two half-cent sales taxes approved by voters in 2016. City officials intend for the interchange to provide better access to the mall and future development in the area.The city of Warrenton also agreed last year to the use of up to $5 million in tax increment financing (TIF) from an existing mall redevelopment plan to assist with the cost of building the new Rural King store.TIF is a system in which the developer will front the costs for the project, then receive reimbursement for some of those costs out of tax revenue generated at Rural King and other new stores at the mall.Rural King sign
