Sevierville

Sevierville Posts Weigel’s Rebuild Site Plan on Dolly Parton Pkwy

Sevierville Planning Commission’s Oct. 1, 2026, agenda includes a final site plan for demolishing and reconfiguring Weigel’s at 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy in the IC Intermediate Commercial district.

Tracy King

30 Sep 2026 • 5 min read

Sevierville Planning Commission posts Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Civic Center with New Business Item E.4: a final site plan request by Batson, Himes, Norvell & Poe for Weigel’s at 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy on Tax Map 50N Group C Parcels 001.00 and 002.00 (City). Agenda notes place the site in the IC Intermediate Commercial Zoning District and say the proposed site plan is for the demolition and reconfiguration of the existing Weigel’s gas station and convenience store. Staff notes that a revised set of plans have been submitted which appear to meet previous comments, with a full review to be completed by all staff prior to the meeting.

For Smoky Mountains homeowners watching Dolly Parton Parkway retail, fuel sites, and IC-edge listings, this file is a rebuild of an existing convenience store—not a cabin PUD and not a Parkway indoor amusement hearing. The packet ties the street address, the tax map parcels, the IC district, and the demolition-and-reconfiguration scope in one agenda line sellers can copy onto a disclosure sheet.

What the Oct. 1 agenda asks for Weigel’s

Under New Business, the printed agenda lists: “Site Plan – Request by Batson, Himes, Norvell & Poe for final site plan approval for Weigel’s located at 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy – Tax Map 50N Group C Parcels 001.00 and 002.00 (City).” That is the controlling identifier set for sellers and listing agents who need a case line before a weekend of showings.

Agenda notes for the same item state the site is located within the IC Intermediate Commercial Zoning District; the proposed site plan is for the demolition and reconfiguration of the existing Weigel’s gas station and convenience store; a revised set of plans have been submitted which appear to meet previous comments; and a full review will be completed by all staff prior to the meeting. Quote those packet lines when a buyer asks whether the Dolly Parton frontage is getting a new pad use or a rebuild of the fuel-and-convenience footprint already on the ground.

Why a Dolly Parton Pkwy rebuild matters next door

A final site plan for demolition and reconfiguration changes the underwriting questions for nearby listings: construction staging and temporary curb cuts once permits follow, overnight fuel access during rebuild weeks, and whether the IC district use stays convenience-and-fuel rather than shifting to a tourist-commercial stack. The Oct. 1 notes do not publish a construction start date, a temporary closure schedule, or a sales price. Leave those to later permits and the operator’s notices.

Keep this file separate from other Oct. 1 site plans in the same packet. The Station at 1620 Parkway, 896 Parkway Attraction, Connect Church on Veterans Blvd, and the Dialysis Clinic addition at 765 Sunrise Circle sit on different tax map lines. Sellers on Dolly Parton Pkwy should not blend a Weigel’s rebuild with a Parkway amusement site plan when a buyer asks what is “coming next door.”

If you own a short-term rental or a primary home within a few blocks, treat the rebuild as a temporary construction story until stamped plans and certificates of occupancy say otherwise. Do not promise a buyer that the canopy footprint, pump count, or overnight hours will match the old store. Final site plan approval is not a building permit and not a business-hours schedule.

Weigel’s Oct. 1 file at a glance

Item	Packet detail
Meeting	Oct. 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m., Civic Center
Request	Final site plan — Weigel’s
Address	1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy
Tax map	50N Group C Parcels 001.00 and 002.00 (City)
Zoning	IC Intermediate Commercial
Scope	Demolition and reconfiguration of existing gas station and convenience store
Applicant engineer	Batson, Himes, Norvell & Poe

What’s happening around the Smokies this cycle

Sevierville’s Oct. 1 packet stacks several commercial site plans on the same night. For corridor sellers, the practical move is to label each address and tax map on its own line. Pair the Weigel’s rebuild with published Sevierville site-plan context such as Sevierville Posts River Valley Circle 4-Unit Townhome Site Plan and corridor rezoning coverage in Sevierville Passes Town Center Rezoning on Cedar, Joy, and Parkway when a buyer asks how Planning has been handling Parkway-edge files.

On the Pigeon Forge side of the same tourism market, keep infrastructure and Wears Valley zoning on separate tabs—see Pigeon Forge Awards $5.8M Westside Connector Contract — What It Means for Home Values and Pigeon Forge Sets Sept. 14 Hearing on Wears Valley R-1 to C-6—so a Dolly Parton convenience rebuild is not confused with a connector contract or a Wears Valley district change.

Local events sellers should calendar

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, 5:00 p.m. — Sevierville Planning Commission, Civic Center, 130 Gary Wade Blvd. Weigel’s final site plan is New Business Item E.4.
After Oct. 1 — Watch for minutes and any conditions attached to final site plan approval before you quote a rebuild timeline to a buyer.
Permit window — After any approval, confirm building and grading permits before you tell a relocating buyer the pumps will be offline “next month.”

How sellers should underwrite a convenience rebuild

If you list within a few blocks of 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy, put the IC district, the demolition-and-reconfiguration scope, and the Oct. 1 hearing date on the same disclosure page as your HOA or short-term rental notes. Skip any closure date that is not on a permit or operator notice. Do not assume the rebuild expands the fuel canopy until stamped plans and permits say so. Ask your title and survey contacts to match Tax Map 50N Group C Parcels 001.00 and 002.00 before you recycle an old survey exhibit.

Buyers comparing Sevierville commercial edges to quieter residential streets will ask whether overnight construction traffic is temporary or a permanent use change. The packet answers that with rebuild language inside IC—not a rezoning to tourist commercial. Keep that distinction in showings, and keep amusement-park site plans on a different bullet so your listing remarks stay accurate.

Reading Weigel’s next to other Oct. 1 site plans

The same agenda carries Dialysis Clinic, Inc. at 765 Sunrise Circle, Connect Church on Veterans Blvd, The Station at 1620 Parkway, 896 Parkway Attraction, Knife Works Ln martial-arts old business, and Echota Phase 4’s preliminary plat. Only the Weigel’s line names Dolly Parton Pkwy and the demolition-and-reconfiguration of an existing gas station and convenience store. If a neighbor group chat pastes “Parkway site plan,” ask which tax map before you adjust a list price.

What sellers should do next

If you are pricing a Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, or Gatlinburg home while Dolly Parton commercial files move, get a current valuation before you lock a possession date. Start with a free home valuation or ask about a cash offer.

What does Sevierville’s Oct. 1 agenda ask for at 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy?

Final site plan approval for Weigel’s at 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy on Tax Map 50N Group C Parcels 001.00 and 002.00 (City), requested by Batson, Himes, Norvell & Poe.

What work does the Weigel’s site plan describe?

Agenda notes say the proposed site plan is for the demolition and reconfiguration of the existing Weigel’s gas station and convenience store.

What zoning district applies to the Weigel’s site?

Staff notes place the site in the IC Intermediate Commercial Zoning District.

When and where does Planning hear the Weigel’s file?

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at the Sevierville Civic Center, listed as New Business Item E.4.

How should nearby Smokies sellers talk about this file?

Quote 1512 Dolly Parton Pkwy, Tax Map 50N Group C Parcels 001.00 and 002.00, IC zoning, and demolition-and-reconfiguration language. Keep Parkway amusement site plans on separate disclosure lines.