The Brief
- Novato has approved a new Costco gas station after a five-year journey.
- The Vintage Oaks Shopping Center’s existing Costco Wholesale store will get 14 dispensers to fuel 28 cars at a time.
- While the city of Novato has a ban on new gas stations, this development was approved before the ban went into place.
NOVATO, Calif. – Novato has approved the pathway for a new Costco gas station after a long-contested five-year debate.
New gas station in town
What we know:
The existing Costco Wholesale store, located in the Vintage Oaks Shopping Center, will be receiving 14 new pumps, being able to fuel 28 cars at a time under a 10,000-square-foot canopy.
The council voted 4-1 last week to uphold the planning commission’s earlier decision to support the project.…