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Robinwood resident urges city, planning commission to reject pre‑application for car wash on Highway 43
Summary
A Robinwood resident told the council she gathered nearly 100 petition signatures opposing a pre‑application for a Caddy Car Wash at the former McDonald’s site on Highway 43, and expressed concerns about traffic, noise, environmental impacts and whether the project aligns with the Vision 43 goals.
A resident of the Robinwood neighborhood addressed the council during the Vision 43 presentation to raise concerns about a proposed Caddy Car Wash pre‑application for the former McDonald’s site on Highway 43.
The resident (unnamed in the public comment record) said the project is in a “pre‑application phase” and urged the council and planning commission to “reconsider and deny the proposal and the permit for this new Caddy Car Wash on Willamette Drive.” She said the car wash would add unnecessary competition, increase traffic congestion near a critical corridor and “pose additional environmental concerns.”
She said she spent “2 and a half hours today canvassing my neighborhood” and had collected “almost a hundred signatures” opposing the proposed site. Staff reminded the audience that the car wash matter is a separate land‑use application; because it was a pre‑application staff advised residents that formal comments should be made after a land‑use application is filed to avoid biasing future hearings. A councilor suggested the developer is expected to appear at the next Robinwood neighborhood association meeting in June.
No land‑use application had been filed at the time of the work session; staff reiterated the Vision 43 project is separate and that the planning process for any specific application will include opportunities for public comment and formal review.
