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Cedar Park council hears first reading of zoning changes to limit new gas stations, car washes and require queuing studies for day‑care and private schools
Summary
A subcommittee of Cedar Park staff and council members presented first‑reading amendments to the city's zoning code Aug. 7 that would add spacing rules for gasoline service stations and car washes and require vehicle‑queuing analyses for day‑care centers and private schools.
A subcommittee of the Cedar Park City Council recommended code changes at a first reading Aug. 7 that would require more scrutiny for several commercial uses and tighten where new facilities can locate.
Development Services planner Amy Link told the council the subcommittee reviewed 29 special uses in the zoning code and focused on gasoline service stations, car washes, day‑care centers and private schools. The proposal would keep gasoline stations and car washes as special uses but add a 1/2‑mile spacing requirement between new and existing like uses; car washes would also be required to be at least 300 feet from single‑family zoning. Accessory fuel or car‑wash facilities tied to a grocery…
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