The League City Council on Sept. 23 approved a special-use permit (SUP) for Zaza Car Wash to build a 6,000-square-foot tunnel car wash with two pay lanes and 23 vacuum stalls on about 2.05 acres at the northwest corner of Abilene Street and South Egret Bay Boulevard (FM 270). Planning and Zoning had previously recommended approval; a prior council consideration in August resulted in denial. At the Sept. 23 meeting council approved the SUP by a 5-4 vote.

Presenters for the applicant described the site layout, use of an existing shared access drive with a neighboring fitness center, on‑site queuing for roughly 20 cars, and full landscaping per the Unified Development Code. The civil engineer said drainage and utilities are in place and that the applicant had worked through the planning process, including previous public hearings before Planning & Zoning.

Supporters in the public record included a local commercial real-estate professional who said the location is well-suited to a car wash and that the applicant had followed predevelopment instructions and secured Planning & Zoning approval. Several council members who spoke in favor said the site had struggled to attract businesses and that a car wash there would serve local neighborhoods and through traffic.

Council members who had opposed the prior request or previously voted against similar SUPs reiterated concerns about the long-term viability and adaptive reuse of tunnel car washes, noting some tunnel-type facilities eventually close and are difficult to repurpose. The council debated driveway access, traffic patterns, and whether a tunnel wash was the highest-and-best use for the parcel. Proponents noted the applicant’s other nearby facilities are well maintained and that this operation would include larger-capacity equipment able to accommodate certain vehicles (for example, dually trucks).

After discussion, the council reconsidered the item and approved the SUP, 5-4. The applicant may proceed with permitting and final site work in accordance with city development regulations and any conditions placed on the SUP.