The consideration of a preliminary site plan for Southern Tire Mart, proposed to be located at Johnson Creek Boulevard, was approved by the Jackson Municipal Regional Planning Commission during its monthly meeting at City Hall, Wednesday.

The site plan calls for an 18,100-square-foot facility, on a five-acre lot in the northwest corner of Exit 87 off Interstate 40.

With corporate headquarters in Columbus, Mississippi, Southern Tire Mart has 333 locations in the United States.

(PHOTO: Southern Tire Mart takes first step in opening Jackson location on Johnson Creek Boulevard)