Planning commission approves conditional use and site plan for Bubble Bath (QT) car wash at Station 60 despite public opposition

The Aurora Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 22 approved a conditional use permit (agenda item 8C) and the related site plan (agenda item 8D) for a proposed Bubble Bath automated car wash (to be operated as QT Bubble Bath following Kwik Trip’s acquisition) at Station 60, located on a roughly 1.69‑acre parcel north of E. Colfax Avenue between Norfolk Street and Airport Boulevard. Both motions passed with 7 votes in favor.

Planning staff recommended approval for both the conditional use and the site plan after a multi‑round technical review that focused on architecture, landscaping, vehicle queuing and multimodal access. Staff presented the proposed facility as an approximately 4,302‑square‑foot car‑wash tunnel fronting a private road on the site’s east side; the business plan submitted by the applicant indicated hours of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., two shifts and three to five employees per shift. Staff also noted bicycle parking (U‑racks) would be provided…