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Hinsdale approves as-built changes at Fuller's Car Wash, removes decorative wall requirement
Summary
The board approved a major adjustment to authorize stronger bollards already installed at Fuller's Car Wash and removed a previously required decorative brick wall after engineers raised safety concerns; the village directed staff to coordinate a permanent safety solution with the property owners and bankruptcy trustees.
The Village of Hinsdale Board of Trustees voted Monday to approve a major adjustment recognizing as-built conditions at 102 W. Chicago Ave., commonly known as Fuller's Car Wash, formally approving stronger bollards already installed and removing a previously required decorative brick wall from the site plan.
President Greg Hart described the two elements as serving different purposes: the bollards for pedestrian safety and the brick wall for aesthetics. Hart said the installed bollards were revised after review to meet a specified performance standard — stopping a 5,000-pound vehicle traveling at 40 miles per hour — and were confirmed to meet that standard by Aug. 9, 2024.
Because engineers raised concerns that the approved decorative brick wall could pose a public-safety hazard, the major adjustment removes the wall requirement from the earlier site-plan ordinance. Hart said, “the fact that the Fuller's are in bankruptcy does not factor into this decision. If the wall were still deemed safe and necessary, we would pursue its construction through every appropriate legal channel.”
Trustees waived the first reading and approved the ordinance on a roll-call vote with all present members recorded as “aye.” Temporary Jersey barriers remain in place along the Chicago Avenue and Lincoln Street frontages; Hart said he directed village staff to work with Fuller's representatives and the bankruptcy trustees to identify and implement an appropriate permanent alternative to ensure safety along those frontages.
Trustee Stifler, who introduced the item, and other trustees thanked residents and staff who reviewed plans and participated in the process. The ordinance approves the site as constructed and waives application requirements and fees to process the major adjustment at this meeting.
