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Planning Commission recommends rezoning, narrowly approves conditional use for Venice Crossings car wash

5907216 · October 7, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission on Oct. 7 recommended rezoning a 1.15-acre parcel at 2001 Laurel Road to Laurel West and approved a conditional use permitting a car wash on that parcel; the rezoning recommendation passed 7-0 and the conditional use passed 6-1 with a stipulation tying effectiveness to City Council's rezoning decision.

The City of Venice Planning Commission on Oct. 7 recommended City Council approve a zoning map amendment to change a 1.15-acre parcel at 2001 Laurel Road from Commercial General (CG) to Laurel West and also approved a conditional use allowing a car wash on the parcel. The commission's rezoning recommendation passed 7-0; the conditional-use approval passed 6-1. The conditional-use approval included a stipulation that it would not become effective unless and until City Council approves the rezoning.

Britney Smith, planner for the City of Venice, said the parcel is part of the larger 83-acre Venice Crossings commercial-center preliminary plat and is located in the Laurel Road mixed-use corridor. Smith said the requested rezoning to Laurel West, the city's implementing district for that corridor, would allow the conditional-use application for a modern car wash; under the…

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