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Commission reopens hearing and recommends allowing a car wash in PUD Parcel 3 with stronger buffers

Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission · April 28, 2026
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Summary

After a public hearing featuring staff concerns and applicant mitigation plans, the Planning & Zoning Commission voted to recommend allowing a Quick Quack car wash in PUD Parcel 3 provided the amendment includes a 15-foot minimum buffer on the east and south sides and double the usual planting density.

The Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission reopened a previously tabled public hearing and recommended that the City Council consider an amendment to the Farms of Holland PUD to add a car wash as a permitted use in land‑use Parcel 3 — with added buffering and screening conditions.

Staff planner Elliot told the commission Parcel 3 wraps around the Get N Go site, sits adjacent to Elizabeth Holland Park, and historically the PUD permitted car washes in Parcel 5 but not Parcel 3. "Staff recommendations for denial [were made] based on the concerns we outlined about fit, adjacency to the park,…

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