Residents living near the Lakeside AutoWash told the Wheat Ridge City Council on Dec. 8 that repeated dryer noise and 24‑hour operations are disrupting homes and businesses and urged the city to enforce the code.

Gretchen Josten, who said she lives at 4360 Grama Street, told the council the business has been operating in violation of the noise standards adopted in 2020 (Council Bill 17) and asked the city to cite AutoWash under Wheat Ridge City Code section 16‑103. 'They have displayed time and again their MO for operating,' she said, and asked the city to consider operational restrictions that would allow basic services without dryers.

Veterinarian Janice Fasinelli described measuring interior levels of roughly '65, 66' decibels at her clinic and questioned whether AutoWash holds a permanent special‑use permit. Chris Neitzel invited councilors to visit affected properties to hear the noise firsthand.

City staff told the council they have not issued a notice of violation. Community development staff said the city is seeking independent sound engineers for additional post‑construction testing to develop a disciplined baseline of measurements and determine whether corrective actions or municipal‑court filings are warranted. 'We haven't issued, to my knowledge, a present notice of violation,' staff said, and added that the community development department is working to locate independent sound engineers to conduct more testing.

Staff also said the operator volunteered reduced hours (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and that the police department has been asked to modify patrols to observe operations during hours the business has pledged to be closed. Police leadership explained enforcement would rely on decibel evidence and that licensing and code enforcement are the primary levers for corrective action rather than immediate police citations.

Neighbors asked council to consider non‑compliance citations under section 16‑103 and to pursue operational restrictions if testing confirms ongoing violations. City staff said they will follow up with independent testing and coordinate police and code‑enforcement responses; no citation or municipal‑court action had been recorded in the transcript.