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Livonia council approves 12-month car-wash moratorium, sends one-mile restriction to committee

Livonia City Council · January 15, 2026
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Summary

After heated public comment, the council approved a substitute moratorium and referred an ordinance to limit new car washes within one mile of existing facilities to the law department and the Economic Development committee. The move passed unanimously and will be studied for corridor-specific distance limits and potential ordinance language.

The Livonia City Council voted unanimously to adopt a substitute motion imposing a short-term moratorium on new car-wash approvals and to refer a proposed ordinance — limiting new car washes within one mile of existing facilities along corridors — to the law department and the Economic Development & Strategic Planning Commission for drafting and study.

Councilmember Tashnik introduced an ordinance amendment…

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