Wawa automobile filling station, Solomons
Calvert County
Description
A special exception for a Wawa gas station and convenience store, plus a variance to cut the Route 2/4 front setback from 100 to 60 feet for the fuel canopy. The board tabled it until a traffic study is presented.
Impact summary
If approved later, the site would bring a high-volume gas station and store to a two-lane access road, with traffic, pedestrian safety, and small-town character questions still unanswered.
Applicant
- Name
- Anthony Olekson of COA Barrett, LLC, on behalf of Handin Solomons, LLC (Zach Goldman)
- Address
- 13862 & 13856 HG Trueman Road, Solomons
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Board of Appeals
Last discussed Jul 2, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (3)
Board of Appeals litigation and appointments
Ronald Scott moves up from alternate to full member; Barbara Warner joins as a member and Miriam Gholl becomes second alternate, pending appointment letters from the Board of County Commissioners.
Proposed Wawa filling station in Solomons Town Center
A Wawa with gas pumps is proposed near the Solomons town center, and neighbors worry 2,000+ daily vehicle trips will clog the two-lane HG Trueman Road access route and endanger pedestrians and cyclists heading to Calvert Marina. The board tabled the case until a traffic study shows how congestion and entrances will be handled.
Board of Appeals process and special exception criteria
Board members clashed over whether they can grant a special exception before a traffic study exists, since the criteria require a finding that the use 'will not create congestion.' The chair asked that the criteria wording be revisited to fit the county's concept-review-first process.
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