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Blue Springs council approves PD zoning, plan concept for Tommy’s Express car wash on 7 Highway
Summary
The City Council approved rezoning and a plan-development concept for a 0.74-acre Tommy’s Express tunnel car wash at 509 NW 7 Highway after staff and the applicant addressed traffic, buffering and landscape concerns; MoDOT approved the traffic study and the planning commission recommended approval.
The Blue Springs City Council on Jan. 21 approved rezoning 0.74 acres at 509 Northwest 7 Highway from General Business to Planned Development Commercial and approved a plan development concept plan for a proposed Tommy’s Express tunnel car wash.
Staff said the plan would allow the car wash in addition to typical general-business uses, with several adjustments requested by the developer — reduced buffers on the east, west and south sides, reduced setbacks for a partial canopy and exceptions to storefront transparency and primary-entrance rules because of the business type. The council voted to advance the bill on first and second readings; final ordinance number 5391 was assigned after second reading.
The car-wash applicant, Rob Heisey of Frontier Investments, told council…
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