Zoning administrator approves Mr. Car Wash at 2700 Santa Rosa Avenue

The Santa Rosa City zoning administrator approved a request to develop a Mr. Car Wash facility at 2700 Santa Rosa Avenue, authorizing a minor conditional use permit and a minor design review. Planning staff recommended approval, reporting that "this project has been found in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act" and is exempt under CEQA Guidelines §§15183 and 15303. The administrator concluded, "So I hereby approve the project." The decision is final unless an appeal is filed within 10 calendar days; for this item the administrator stated the appeal deadline as Monday, 08/03/2026.

Planning and Economic Development Department staff told the zoning administrator the proposal covers roughly 0.84 acres on a commercial corridor and would replace a vacant office building with a new car wash building, parking, landscaping and circulation improvements. Staff noted vehicle stacking and bypass capacity in the site plan and recommended conditions requiring compliance with traffic and access review. Peter Galski, development project manager for Mr. Car Wash, said the team was "excited" for the project to move forward and explained that the northern access allows vehicles to travel south in front of the tunnel exit into the queuing lane, including a rewash option. No public comments were received during the hearing, and the administrator read the findings and approved the resolution allowing the project to proceed.