Costco Wholesale has proposed to add a gas station to the existing Costco Wholesale store, located in the Vintage Oaks Shopping Center. The project includes the construction of an approximately 10,000 square-foot canopy that will cover 14 fuel dispensers that accommodate 28 fueling positions. Additional improvements include three 40,000-gallon gasoline underground storage tanks (UST), one 1,500-gallon additive UST, a controller enclosure, vapor processor unit, and associated site improvements. The fuel facility will occupy an approximately 1-acre portion of the site. 

Location
The proposed gas would be located at the south end of the Vintage Oaks Shopping Center, located at 300 Vintage Way, west of the existing Costco store.

APN 153-340-36

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Application Number
P2020-025

Application Type(s)
Design Review and Use Permit

Environmental Review
The City has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project, which is available for review and download under the CEQA-related Information section on this webpage, and is also available for review at the City Administrative Offices during regular business hours. The City is currently preparing the Final EIR, which will include a Response to Comments section addressing comment letters submitted during the public comment period that began on October 20, 2025, through the December 8, 2025, Planning Commission hearing. Interested parties may still submit comment letters to the City. Comment letters can be submitted via email to CostcoEIR@novato.gov or delivered to the City Administrative Offices at the following address:

City of Novato Planning Division
Attn: Brett Walker
922 Machin Ave
Novato, CA 94945

Filing Date
April 13, 2020

General Plan & Zoning Designation
General Commercial; Planned District

Status

Current Status as of December 9, 2025

On December 8, 2025, the Planning Commission voted to adopt a resolution directing City staff to prepare the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed project. Once the Final EIR is drafted, a Planning Commission hearing will be scheduled to consider adoption/certification of the Final EIR and a decision regarding the Use Permit and Design Review entitlements required to build and operate the fuel facility.

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