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Planning Commission recommends allowing outdoor hand car washes at gas stations; staff urges citywide expansion
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a planning code amendment to allow outdoor hand car washing, vacuuming and detailing as an accessory use to automotive service stations, with staff advising citywide application and SFPUC mobile-washer permitting to address wastewater.
The San Francisco Planning Commission recommended approval Sept. 18, 2025, of a planning code amendment to allow outdoor hand car washes, vacuuming and detailing as an accessory use to automotive service stations. Planning Department staff recommended modifying the draft ordinance so the change would apply citywide and not be limited to a single business or to the Geary Boulevard neighborhood commercial district.
Planning Department staffer Lisa Gluckstein said the proposal would “allow outdoor hand washing, vacuuming, and detailing of automobiles as an accessory use at an automotive service station” and…
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