Developers have submitted a conceptual site plan and traffic analysis for a 278,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by a 160,000-square-foot Costco on 31 wooded acres along Palm Coast Parkway. City officials welcome Costco to Palm Coast but oppose the congested location near the Woodlands neighborhood, warning the project faces major zoning, canopy, and traffic hurdles. A city council members calls the location choice "stupid."