Kwik Star store at Penn and Jones
Summary
A new Kwik Star convenience store is planned for the vacant lot east of L.L. Pelling, with a raised median on Penn required as part of the entrance plan.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed May 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct city cost; a private commercial investment in the corridor.
Nearby residents gain a new convenience option — and another coffee temptation.
No objections were raised at the good-neighbor meeting or the hearing.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council - May 26, 2026
North Liberty is getting its third Kwik Star at the southwest corner of West Jones and West Penn. The council adopted the rezoning and approved the plat and site plan; the store includes gas, an attached car wash, and no side diesel.
Planning Commission - May 5, 2026
A third Kwik Trip store is planned for the corner of West Penn and North Jones, with a car wash and gas pumps. To add a West Penn entrance, the developer agreed to build a median so traffic keeps flowing on that busy corridor.
City Council - Apr 28, 2026
A Kwik Star convenience store is planned for 3.69 acres at the southwest corner of West Penn and North Jones Boulevard. The rezoning passed first consideration unanimously; two more readings and a site plan review are still ahead, with a right-in/right-out median access on West Penn.
Planning Commission - Apr 7, 2026
A 3.46-acre parcel at the southwest corner of West Penn and North Jones is being rezoned so Kwik Trip can build a Kwik Star convenience store, ten fuel dispensers, and a car wash. The city sees it as putting the property in line with its urban high-intensity future. Details on access — including a required median if there's a Penn Street entrance — come back May 5.
Planning Commission - Mar 3, 2026
A new Kwik Star convenience store is planned for the vacant lot east of L.L. Pelling, with a raised median on Penn required as part of the entrance plan.
Related development
Kwik Star Rezoning
A new gas station and car wash could anchor that busy corner, with site plan details — including traffic access — coming May 5.
Kwik Trip Convenience Store #1950 (Kwik Star)
Adds a third Kwik Star on the Penn corridor with pedestrian routing to the signalized intersection and no mid-block crossings.
Kwik Trip Preliminary Site Plan
Adds a third Kwik Trip to North Liberty with managed traffic access on two busy corridors.
Kwik Trip Preliminary Subdivision Plat
The plat formally dedicates a section of North Jones Boulevard as public right-of-way and sets the stage for the new Kwik Trip.
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