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Council approves car wash SUP with flexibility to add access from White Cliff Road
Summary
The council granted a specific‑use permit for a self‑service car wash at 1105 South Morgan Street and added an administrative flexibility provision to allow staff and the applicant to alter access or egress—responding to council concerns about left‑turn difficulty and traffic flow.
Granbury — The City Council voted 6–0 to approve a specific‑use permit that allows a self‑service car wash at 1105 South Morgan Street, the site of a former Burger King, while including language permitting administrative adjustments to access to White Cliff Road.
Cody Nolan, the city’s director of community development, told council the site is zoned light commercial and that a SUP is required for a self‑service car wash; staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval by a 5–0 vote. Nolan summarized the site plan, required SUP conditions and that public notices were mailed and posted.
Several council members pressed the developer on traffic and site flow. “I almost assumed that there would be an exit to White Cliff, so people leaving could go to the red light,” one council member said, describing concern about customers making left turns from the car wash onto Morgan Street. Council members and residents raised the risk of queuing and the difficulty of left turns during peak traffic.
The applicant’s representative, Carlos Swanson of Cross Development, said the current layout reflects turning‑radius and parking constraints. “We could put an out there, but it would only for you wouldn't get to vacuum basically,” he said, describing limitations on adding an exit in the current footprint. The owner and developer said they were willing to work with staff to revisit the site plan and operational measures to improve flow and guest experience.
A council member proposed, and the council approved, a motion to adopt the SUP with a provision allowing administrative flexibility to work with the applicant to provide additional access or egress to White Cliff Road. The motion passed and Ordinance 26‑34 was recorded as adopted 6–0.
What happens next: The property’s final platting and engineering review must be completed before construction. Staff indicated the ordinance can allow minor administrative site‑plan relief so the applicant and staff can pursue adjustments to egress if required to improve safety and circulation.
