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Planning panel recommends car wash adaptive reuse on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard amid neighborhood traffic concerns
Summary
The commission voted 5‑1 to recommend approval of a conditional use permit for a Green Clean car wash at 671 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard (CU2025Tax0009); staff emphasized site screening, an 8‑ft fence and landscaping while neighbors cited pedestrian safety and existing congestion at the corridor signal.
On Nov. 5 the Newport News Planning Commission recommended approval (5‑1) of a conditional use permit (CU2025Tax0009) allowing Green Clean to operate an adaptive‑reuse car wash at 671 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. The commission’s recommendation forwards the application to City Council on Dec. 9, 2025.
Planning staff told the commission the proposal converts an existing vacant Rite Aid site into a single‑tunnel car wash with interior and exterior vacuum areas, meets landscape and…
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