Costco has a rezoning case scheduled to go before the Lawrenceville Planning Commission tonight, bringing one of Gwinnett’s best-known retail names into the city’s development pipeline.
The case is RZC2026-00003 for Costco Wholesale Corporation at 2555 University Parkway. Lawrenceville’s official meeting calendar confirms the Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m. today, September 8, at City Hall. An indexed copy of the city-posted agenda identifies the Costco case on tonight’s docket.
The rezoning remains proposed. Lawrenceville’s Planning Commission is a recommending body, not the final decision-maker. Under the city’s public-hearing process, the commission’s recommendation is forwarded to City Council.
Why this site matters
The address is notable because Lawrenceville previously targeted it for redevelopment. In September 2023, City Council approved the purchase of 2555 University Parkway for $9.5 million. The city’s agenda report described the property as 20.13 acres and said the acquisition would continue the city’s assemblage around the State Route 316 and State Route 20 interchange for redevelopment and economic-development purposes.
That gives the Costco filing significance beyond a routine zoning case: a major national retailer is now tied to a strategically assembled redevelopment site near one of Lawrenceville’s key gateways.
There are still important details that should not be assumed. The official materials accessible this morning do not establish a final site plan, store square footage, whether a fuel station is proposed, the exact requested zoning classification, a construction schedule, or an opening date. The current case should therefore be treated strictly as proposed.
What happens next
The Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight in the Lawrenceville City Hall Council Chambers. The commission could recommend approval, recommend denial, or otherwise act on the case, but its action would not constitute final City Council approval.
The Costco case is also listed for Lawrenceville’s City Council work session on Wednesday, September 9. The official meeting page places that work session at 5:05 p.m. The city’s meeting schedule shows the next regular City Council meeting later in September, but the official materials accessible this morning do not establish that the final Costco vote will occur at that meeting.
The next meaningful update will be the Planning Commission’s recommendation and any newly available staff report or site plan that clarifies what Costco is actually proposing for the property.