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Car‑wash noise ordinance amendment draws heated public input; council continues hearing to January

Manassas City Council · December 8, 2025
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Summary

Council heard a public hearing on an ordinance to ban operation of car washes within 100 feet of residentially zoned property between 10 PM and 7 AM. Automatic/self‑serve car wash owners warned the rule could be infeasible, while neighbors described persistent nighttime noise and urged action; council continued the hearing to Jan. 12, 2026.

City staff presented a proposed amendment to Chapter 58, Article 1 (noise ordinance) that would prohibit operation of staffed and unstaffed commercial car washes within 100 feet of residentially zoned property between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The change was developed in response to long‑running noise complaints from residents near Bristow Station.

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