Planners approve utility plant for Walmart campus

Property used to stage, park trucks

BENTONVILLE — The Planning Commission on Tuesday night approved another part of the Walmart home office campus.

A permit and development plans for the campus north central utility plant were unanimously approved. Plans shows a 6,300-squarefoot facility to service the campus. The interior will be primarily electrical equipment with an office and restroom. There also will be a 258-space parking lot, according to planning documents.

The property at 301 S.E. P St. is 7.75 acres and is used to stage and park large tractor trailers, according to planning documents.

The development will provide adequate landscaping with a mix of red maples, thornless honeylocusts and littleleaf lindens. The development is primarily comprised of masonry products, including brick and concrete panel. There also will be some architectural metal panel, according to planning documents.

The proposed use fits within the surrounding context of the area, according to planning documents.. Adjacent uses, such as United Industries to the east and warehousing to the south, suggest a utility facility should have minimal impact on surrounding properties, according to planning documents.

Earlier this month, the Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat for the new campus. The plat is for the construction of infrastructure associated with the project.

The site is on 322 acres and is zoned heavy industrial, general commercial and high-density residential. The city’s land use map shows the area as general commercial, according to planning documents. The address is listed as 301 S.E. J St., according to planning documents.

The property boundaries can generally be described as Southeast 14th Street north to East Central Avenue, and Southeast J Street east to Southeast Moberly Lane, according to planning documents.

The commission also unanimously approved developments for The Link and Peloton Garage.

The Link will be at 204

S.E. Sixth St. Plans call for two 24-foot tall office buildings each with 4,300 square feet. The site is adjacent to a commercial development to the west and a single-family home to the east.

The garage will be at 216 N.W. A St. Plans shows a 71foot tall, mixed-use parking garage. The development includes 6,000 square feet of office space, 2,300 square feet of retail space and 507 parking spaces, according to planning documents.

The property is north of the Neighborhood Market and south of the Bentonville Church of the Nazarene. The property now serves as a parking lot for the church, according to planning documents.