Abstract:
Sustainable urban development and human activities should not be over-emphasized. Location of
petrol stations is part of human activities taking place in our society. Therefore, this study assessed
the level of conformity of petrol stations to the physical planning standards, examined the safety
precautions put in place by the petrol stations location on the sustainable urban development in
Akure metropolis of Ondo State. One hundred and seventy-five (175) copies of questionnaire were
distributed while one hundred and forty-three (143) copies were retrieved for the analysis making
a response rate of 81.7%. Descriptive and inferential statistics (frequency, mean, ANOVA) were
employed for data analysis using statistical package for social science (SPSS) software version 23.
Results of the analysis among others showed that petrol stations in Akure metropolis did not follow
the plan for the state in accordance to the physical planning standard (1.02), petrol stations in
Akure metropolis were not located based on Environmental Impact Assessment (1.37). Also, there
is no mechanism to detect underground tank leakage (1.03), while the Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) is significant at p=0.000; < 0.005 means the null hypothesis is rejected. The study
concludes that if the stakeholders work together during establishment of petrol stations the
sustainability of the environment will be achieved. The study recommends that petrol stations in
Akure metropolis should be located based Environmental Impact Assessment Report before the
establishment of petrol stations.
