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Council reviews Zacks Auto Wash site plan; parking waiver, landscaping and noise flagged for follow-up
Summary
Council reviewed a site-plan renovation for Zacks Auto Wash that reconfigures vehicle flow, removes quick-oil bay, and adds new vacuums; the plan provides 14–15 parking spaces versus the 20 required and will need a waiver vote. Council moved the item to regular to allow staff and petitioner to refine landscaping and PRDA continuity issues.
Planning staff presented a major site-plan renovation for Zacks Auto Wash on Plymouth Road. The proposal would remove an existing quick oil-change bay, reverse site traffic flow (entering from the east), provide two service lanes for the car wash, relocate vacuums, add a tower element to the facade and otherwise modernize the site. The plan as presented provides 14–15 parking spaces while the ordinance requires at least 20, so a parking-waiver vote requiring five affirmative council votes will be needed.
Council members and the petitioner’s architect, Jeff Klatt, discussed operational details: how vacuums will be sited, trash-receptacle mounting and staff emptying plans, and whether the new equipment could cause noise issues for nearby residences. Several council members urged enhanced landscaping and continuity with the adjacent condominium project and suggested PRDA (Plymouth Road Development Authority) improvements along Plymouth Road be considered. Staff offered to work with the petitioner on a final landscape plan and to check screening along the south property line.
Because of those outstanding details, council moved the item to regular (not consent) so the petitioner can work with planning staff and return with additional information for a Nov./Dec. vote. No final waiver vote occurred at the study session.
