The Westlake City Council approved the site plan for a 188,000-square-foot Walmart Superstore on Tuesday, April 7, despite concerns voiced by a number of residents during the nearly four-hour session.
Located on 24 acres, the Westlake Walmart will include a grocery store, a pharmacy, a garden center, an automotive center, a vision center and a liquor store. In a separate 1,618-square-foot structure will be a convenience store with 10 gas pumps. There will be parking for 768 cars and trucks, plus golf cart parking and charging stations for electric vehicles.
Walmart is the second major national retailer landed by the city’s primary developer and landowner, Minto Communities USA, in the last eight months. In August 2025, the site plan was approved for a Lowe’s Home Improvement store that also will serve as the company’s regional headquarters…