Last week, Buc-ee’s submitted buildings plans to Mebane officials for review, according to Richard Allred, building plan reviewer in the Alamance County city’s Permits and Inspections office.
It also comes a year and four months after Mebane’s City Council approved zoning and a special-use permit for the project that will place a 120-pump gas station at Interstate 40/85’s Exit 152. It would be a first N.C. location for the Texas-based chain that has become a national phenomenon because of its unusual mix of beef jerky, clean bathrooms, brisket sandwiches and other items.
There are now about 50 Buc-ee’s locations nationally, including about 36 in Texas. The first Virginia location is slated to open in late June near Harrisonburg in Rockingham County,…