A Wawa gas station and convenience store could soon replace a shuttered Tim Hortons and Wendy’s building just steps from The Greene in Beavercreek. The company is considering the site at 4465 Indian Ripple Road, and the project has already cleared a key local approval even as residents get a chance to weigh in.
Wawa is eyeing a location near The Greene on Indian Ripple Road, according to WHIO. The station reports the submitted application proposes demolishing the existing restaurant building, and that the site previously housed a combined Tim Hortons and Wendy’s, a detail WHIO drew from Google Maps imagery of the property.
According to WDTN, Wawa wants to tear down the former duo restaurant building to make way for a 6,372-square-foot gas station and convenience store. The outlet reports the plan calls for 16 fuel positions, 40 standard customer parking spaces and two accessible parking spaces.
FlyThru Pickup Window, No Traditional Drive-Thru
The proposal includes a feature Wawa calls a FlyThru, described in the station’s reporting as a dedicated pickup window for digital orders placed and paid for through Wawa’s mobile app. The outlet notes that drive-thru menu boards and outdoor speakers are not part of the project, distinguishing it from a typical fast-food drive-thru setup. Customers would be able to reach the site from both Indian Ripple Road and East Stroop Road, per the same report.
The station’s report also addresses a nearby piece of infrastructure, noting that the Montgomery County Water Tower and its assets will not be affected by the project. That reassurance comes as the site plan moves through a review process that has already produced a formal recommendation.
Planning Commission Signs Off With Conditions
Planning commission staff recommended approval of the project, the station reported. The Beavercreek Planning Commission went on to approve the administrative site plan for PC26-5A, the site-plan component of the proposed Wawa, by a 4-0 vote, according to Citizen Portal. That approval came attached to 18 conditions covering signage, landscaping, canopy clearance, parking, and no-parking striping near the Montgomery County water tower access point, the outlet reported.
WHIO reported that the submitted application lists the plot where the restaurant sits at 6,112 acres, a figure tied to the filing itself. Separately, WHIO reported that residents would have the chance to speak about the proposal during the public forum section of the Beavercreek City Council meeting scheduled for Monday evening. The outlet said that meeting was set to begin at 6 p.m., correcting an earlier version of its report that had listed a 5 p.m. start time.
For shoppers and drivers near The Greene, the proposal would mark a notable change to a corner of Indian Ripple Road that has sat with a vacant restaurant building. Whether the Wawa ultimately moves forward in full will depend on steps beyond the site-plan approval already granted by the planning commission.
