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Planning commission recommends mayor and council approve car wash at 1009 Fields Road
Summary
The Gaithersburg Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of schematic development plan SDP-9896-2024 for a 5,106-square-foot car wash at 1009 Fields Road, with two conditions tied to utility approvals and minor site-plan cleanups.
The Gaithersburg Planning Commission recommended approval Wednesday of schematic development plan SDP-9896-2024 for a new 5,106-square-foot car wash at 1009 Fields Road, sending the proposal to the mayor and city council with two conditions.
The recommendation, made after staff presented the application and the applicant’s responses to a prior joint public hearing, was unanimous. Sam Ige, planning staff, said the plan ‘‘meets and fulfills the purposes, objectives and minimum standards and requirements of the MXD zone.’’
Why it matters: The site is inside the Rio Washingtonian sketch-plan area and staff said the proposed car wash qualifies as a commercial use compatible with the 1997 master plan’s allowance for mixed-use commercial development, including ‘‘highway convenience services.’’ Commissioners spent most of the…
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