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Yucaipa council refers car-wash spacing rule to planning commission, suggests 1,500-foot buffer
Summary
The Yucaipa City Council directed staff to draft an ordinance limiting the proximity of new car washes and sent the proposal to the planning commission with a recommended 1,500-foot separation after staff presentations and council debate about zoning, sales-tax implications and mixed-use loopholes.
The Yucaipa City Council on Feb. 9 referred a proposed proximity-based restriction on new car washes to the planning commission, recommending a 1,500-foot buffer between car-wash uses. The motion passed by voice vote after staff presented three radii (500, 1,000 and 1,500 feet) as options to limit clustering of standalone car washes and car-wash components of fueling stations.
Ben Matlock, who led the staff presentation, said the maps in the agenda packet show commercially zoned areas where…
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