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Planning board denies car‑wash proposal on South Military Trail after residents raise health, noise and traffic concerns
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment from nearby residents, the Planning & Zoning Board voted 5‑2 to deny a Level 4 site plan and conditional‑use request for a one‑tunnel automatic car wash at 14145 S. Military Trail, citing neighborhood stability, traffic safety and environmental concerns.
The Delray Beach Planning & Zoning Board voted 5‑2 to deny a proposal to build a 4,207‑square‑foot automatic one‑tunnel car wash with 19 vacuum bays at 14145 South Military Trail.
Neighbors from Sierra Vista, Conklin Drive and adjacent neighborhoods flooded the podium to oppose the plan, citing groundwater contamination risks, traffic and U‑turn hazards at the nearby Military/Conklin intersection, nighttime lighting intrusion, and noise from vacuum bays. Harry Vogel, a Conklin Drive resident, told the board the engineering plan places…
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