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Council narrows new automobile-service zoning, keeps car washes subject to special permit and sets 8 a.m.–6 p.m. hours
Summary
The Malden City Council amended zoning to create an automobile-services category, required a 9-by-180-foot queuing area for certain facilities and set standard car-wash hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., preserving special-permit review for full-service car washes.
The Malden City Council on June 10 adopted zoning changes that create a new use category for automobile service surfaces, require an exclusive queuing area, and set default operating hours for car washes while keeping full-service car washes subject to special-permit review.
Councilor James Winslow, speaking for the rules and ordinance committee, said the committee and the planning board reviewed two linked papers: one to add a zoning use category for automobile services and another to set hours of operation for car washes. The council accepted the planning board recommendation that automobile wash operations must provide an exclusive…
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