Council approves rezoning for proposed car wash on South Santiam Highway
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Councilors approved a comprehensive‑plan amendment and rezoning from Mixed Use to Highway Commercial for a 1.35‑acre parcel on South Santiam Highway to permit a conveyor car wash and associated vacuums and parking; planning commission had recommended approval.
The City Council on Sept. 10 approved a comprehensive‑plan and zoning map amendment to reclassify a 1.35‑acre parcel on the east side of South Santiam Highway from Mixed Use to Highway Commercial to allow development of a Thoroughbred conveyor car wash.
Kelly Hart, the city’s community development director, told the council the planning commission had conducted a public hearing on Aug. 20 and recommended approval. The applicant’s civil engineer, Nick Wecker, and a development representative described a proposed 3,000‑square‑foot conveyor tunnel car wash with 15 free vacuum spaces and three employee parking spaces; an attendant will be onsite during business hours. The design relies on existing site access and a right‑out driveway on the highway; eastbound access would use the frontage road near the Walgreens signal.
Councilors moved and seconded adoption of the ordinance after the hearing; the record shows council members present signified "aye" and the ordinance passed. Staff noted two template conditions on the planning commission decision that did not apply to this parcel and said those would be cleaned up administratively.