Planning commission recommends Green Clean Auto Wash at 6102 Jefferson Avenue; 7-1 vote

The Newport News Planning Commission voted 7-1 to recommend approval of a conditional use permit that would allow Green Clean Auto Wash to build and operate an express car wash at 6102 Jefferson Avenue.

Planning staffer Saul Garcia introduced application CU2024Tech0014 on behalf of Newmarket Outparcels LLC (owner) and Green Clean Auto Wash (applicant). Garcia said the 0.84-acre site is zoned C-1 and that the 2040 comprehensive plan designates the parcel for regional commercial uses. "The proposed car wash fits this designation as it is located along a commercial corridor and is a service establishment and will share access with the existing shopping center," Garcia said.

Staff recommended approval with 19 conditions to be included in the ordinance. Key elements in the staff report and the conceptual site plan included: no direct vehicle access from Jefferson Avenue (access will be shared with the adjacent shopping center on the southern property line), a 10-foot minimum landscape strip along Jefferson Avenue, internal…