In a Flash they’ll be gone ... and back again???

Gas stations would be demolished and rebuilt if plans approved by city

Two local gas stations may be demolished and rebuilt if Fayetteville officials eventually sign off on the plans.

One of the Flash Foods locations, at the intersection of East Lanier Avenue and north Jeff Davis Drive, would be reconfigured to face Jeff Davis by using part of an adjacent parcel that would require a rezoning from C-1 (downtown commercial) to C-3 (highway commercial), according to documents submitted to the city.

Just over an acre of the adjacent tract would be donated to the city for use as open space and a buffer from the next lot.

The other Flash Foods location that might be demolished and rebuilt is just outside the city limits at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 west and Gingercake Road. This would require the city to annex the parcel from the county; the store is currently experiencing problems with its septic system and thus the owners wish to connect to the city’s sewer system, according to a city memo on the proposal.

That site would also include land for open space as the owners have acquired a .165 acre lot behind the building. That lot is actually inside the city limits, officials said.

The applicant is also asking for a variance to reduce the highway corridor buffer from 30 feet to five feet. The entire site is .692 acres in size.