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Neighbors prevail: commission affirms denial of proposed Conklin Drive car wash after safety, noise and groundwater concerns
Summary
After an extended quasi‑judicial hearing with technical testimony and nearly two dozen residents speaking, the Delray Beach City Commission denied the conditional use and site plan for a proposed express car wash fronting Conklin Drive. Neighbors cited doubled local trips, dangerous u‑turn patterns on Military Trail, noise/vacuum impacts and groundwater/well‑contamination risks.
The City Commission voted to deny a developer’s appeal of a Planning & Zoning Board denial for a proposed express car wash at 14145 South Military Trail after a two‑hour quasi‑judicial hearing and sustained public opposition.
The applicant (Fazio Consulting LLC) sought a conditional use and Level 4 site plan for a single‑tunnel express car wash with vacuum bays, accessed from Conklin Drive because Palm Beach County — which controls Military Trail — would not allow an additional Military Trail driveway. Applicant witnesses (land planner Bradley Miller, traffic engineer Adam Kerr, acoustical consultant JT…
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