PERRYSBURG — Costco’s final site plan was approved by the Planning Commission tonight, but construction
will be delayed until next spring.
The commission approved the plan 5-1, with Greg Bade voting no and Byron Choka absent from the meeting.

Approval was made with five conditions related to sidewalk and landscaping elements as well as aspects of
an on-site fuel station. Among the conditions, Costco must obtain further approval before the fuel
station could be expanded with additional pumps to the west.
Negotiations between Costco and Columbia Gas Transmission, which owns an easement over a high-pressure
gas line running diagonally through the property, have delayed the process. A final agreement has not
yet been reached between the two companies, and relocation would still need to be approved by state and
federal agencies.
Road improvements to the intersection at Eckel Junction Road and Ohio 25 should be complete by December,
before the store’s new construction schedule will begin.
After casting his vote in support of the final site plan approval, Mayor Mike Olmstead praised the
process that allowed the city to ask for adjustments to the original plan. He acknowledged that his
administration will still have a role in making sure those adjustments are incorporated as final
construction drawings are produced.
"This is yet one more step towards the deal, and I think, from the city’s standpoint, we’ve done
what we’re supposed to do," Olmstead said.
"Now it becomes an administrative issue in carrying out the wishes of the Planning Commission and
what (city) council approved the other night and making sure that is adhered to."