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Community Development Board backs Rocky Mountain Car Wash with noise and water recycling conditions
Summary
The board recommended approval of WCUP 25-08 for a seven-bay Rocky Mountain Car Wash on Highway 93 South, adding conditions requiring silenced dryers and the best feasible water-recycling/preservation technology, plus architectural review and standard site controls.
The Whitefish Community Development Board recommended approval of WCUP 25-08, a conditional‑use permit for a seven-bay Rocky Mountain Car Wash proposed for a subdivided commercial lot along U.S. Highway 93 South.
Board members and staff said the site is in a commercial WB‑2 zone and meets the city’s zoning and setback standards; the applicant provided a site plan, queuing calculations and a comparative traffic analysis estimating fewer than 200 vehicle trips per day. Staff recommended approval with conditions addressing architecture, landscaping, stormwater, trash screening, bicycle parking and fire code compliance.
Why it matters: The site is near a planned Snowy Mountain subdivision and existing commercial uses, and several nearby residents and local car-wash operators expressed concern about cumulative water use, sewage…
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