A retail farm and hardware supply firm has applied to the Town of Fountain Hills for a zoning change to build a new store here.

Tractor Supply Company, a chain with more than 1,300 stores in 48 states, is looking at the five-plus acre site on Shea Boulevard east of Monterey Drive as a new location.

The property is zoned C-2 for intermediate commercial use. Town Senior Planner Bob Rodgers said the company has some uses that would require a Special Use Permit so they are asking for a PAD (planned area development) for the site. The PAD would allow them to incorporate various uses into a single zoning case.

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hear the case on Thursday, July 24, with the plan tentatively set for Town Council consideration on Thursday, Aug. 21.

The proposal calls for a building approximately 22,000 square feet, with a similar sized area for outdoor display and storage.

Tractor Supply Company, which is based in Brentwood, Tenn., opened its first Arizona store in Prescott Valley in the summer of 2013. Reports are that it has plans for up to 25 stores in this state by the end of 2014.

The company caters to a rural, home improvement market with agriculture products, lawn and garden, clothing, livestock, equine and pet supplies.