Costco wants to expand both its parking and its gas station pumps at its Eugene store, and has two ideas for how it could do so, both of which involve tearing down the closed Office Depot across the street.
In a “Project Consultation” between Costco and the city of Eugene dated May 21, first reported by Eugene Weekly, Costco representative LUA Consulting told the city Costco wants to demolish the former Office Depot, restripe the surrounding area to create additional parking and expand the existing gas station.
Under this plan, Costco would create 202 parking spaces for Costco employees on the north side of Chad Drive. Costco also would plant trees, and the new parking area would have 13% tree canopy…