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City Council denies appeal for proposed automated car wash on University Boulevard
Summary
After public comment and city staff warnings about traffic and future zoning, the Birmingham City Council voted to deny an appeal seeking review of a building permit application for an automated car wash proposed on University Boulevard.
The Birmingham City Council denied an appeal on March 4 from LIV Development LLC asking the city to process a building-permit application for an automated car wash at 2310–2316 Eighth Avenue South (University Boulevard). The developer’s attorney argued the application was filed after an earlier moratorium had ended and before a later moratorium was adopted; council members and city traffic staff said safety, congestion and upcoming rezoning made the site unsuitable.
The appeal asked the council to allow the developer’s application to proceed through the normal permitting and review process. Attorney Michael J. Douglas told the council the application was filed on Dec. 18, 2024, after what he said was the expiration of an earlier moratorium and before a subsequent moratorium was put in place. Douglas also cited…
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