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A bustling shopping and dining corridor on Mount Joy's eastern edge might soon get even busier.
Giant Food Stores is planning to build a 50,000-square-foot supermarket just north of and connecting to the Main Street Shopping Center, along Route 230.
The new Giant would be built just north of Route 230, on a nearly 8-acre section of a large property owned by Janus School, 205 Lefever Road.
A rezoning that would pave the way for the project is to be considered by Mount Joy officials in early July.
Janus School owns the nearly 29-acre property, according to a rezoning petition filed with Mount Joy Borough.
A firm called Mount Joy Partners is under agreement to buy nearly 8 acres of the land, just north of the Main Street Shopping Center.
The Mount Joy land is now zoned "traditional neighborhood," and the developers are petitioning to have it rezoned for general commercial purposes, allowing it to develop the new Giant.
According to Giant Foods' Web page, the store would be its 10th in Lancaster County.
The request will be considered by Mount Joy Borough Council on Monday, July 6, at 7 p.m. at the borough hall, 21 E. Main St.
The school has developed most of its property on the east side of Lefever Road, the application continues, "and has determined that it does not require the property for its educational mission," according to the application.
Efforts to reach school and Giant Foods representatives today were not immediately successful.
It also wasn't immediately clear when the store might open.
The rezoning petition also states that the project "would be in keeping" with local and regional comprehensive planning efforts.
The Mount Joy shopping center has its main entrance/exit from Main Street (Route 230), and has a "secondary access" off Lefever Road, it notes.
"The proposed expansion ... will be served by these existing access drives, and no additional access points are proposed.
"The coordinated development of these properties will benefit the community," the application states.
Once rezoned, the land would be subdivided from the remaining Janus property.
The project "is a natural extension of the general commercial district and will permit the expansion of Main Street Shopping Center."
The 18-year-old Janus School, which has 60-plus students in kindergarten through 12th grade, aims to "help individuals with learning differences access their potential by providing excellence in education, research, and community outreach," according to the school's Web page.
It also seeks to "encourage achievement in a healthy, comfortable atmosphere" that promotes learning, it adds.
Staff writer David O'Connor can be reached at doconnor@LNPnews.com or 481-6033.
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