“There would be little, tiny pots all over, out in the middle of nowhere,” Community and Economic Development Director Cory Snyder told planning commissioners, who approved Wal-Mart's building and site plans Wednesday night.

Instead, the site will be lined with trees. A walking trail will encircle nearly 900 parking stalls and the 207,000-square-foot SuperCenter.

There will be limits on the number and times delivery trucks come to the store.

Those are just some of the details planning commissioners have demanded during the past two years of negotiations with the big-box retailer.

“We feel like we can live with this,” said Wal-Mart representative Robert Arrington.

Planning Commissioner Diana Moesinger had hoped to see more trees throughout the “sea of asphalt Wal-Mart is bringing.” But she eventually withdrew her request in order to keep traffic-flow patterns on the Wal-Mart complex, which will eventually include two restaurants and a gas station.

Even with all of the restrictions - some 30 in total - in place, critics say the Planning Commission did not do enough.

David Putnam Jr., a former resident, says he will proceed with his plan to sue the city.

“They have not done enough to mitigate the traffic,” Putnam said Wednesday. “Their own traffic study shows a total failure of five intersections by the year 2030.”

The City Council still must sign off on the subdivision plan. That vote could come as early as next month. The council is also finalizing a development agreement with Wal-Mart that will govern the property in the event the store folds.