Car washes shall be subject to the following standards and regulations:
(A) Car washes. All car washes shall be reviewed by the Planning & Zoning Board through the city's development review procedures.
(B) Self-service car wash. A structure where equipment and/or facilities are provided for the self-service application of cleaner, rinse water, waxes or polishes and other vehicle treatments to automobiles and other motor vehicles.
(1) Equipment. No equipment shall be permitted except as necessary to permit self-service car-washing, drying, vacuuming directly and solely by the customer. All equipment shall be within an enclosed portion of the building except that vacuuming facilities may be outside the building where the subject property is located at least 500 feet from any residentially zoned or used property.
(2) Parking.
(a) A minimum of three off-street storage (stacking) spaces shall be provided at both the entrance and exit of each wash bay.
(b) A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be provided per vacuum cleaning unit, not including exiting stacking spaces.
(3) General design standards. No tunnel entrance or exit of a car wash operation shall face an adjacent residentially used or zoned property, not including those across an intervening right-of-way or street.
(C) Accessory automatic car wash. An accessory structure containing facilities for washing automobiles, using production line, automated or semi-automated application of cleaner, brushes, rinse water, steam-cleaning and heat for drying, whether or not employing a chain or other type of conveyor.
(1) Equipment. All washing facilities shall be within an enclosed building except that vacuuming facilities may be outside the building where the subject property is located at least 500 feet from any residentially zoned or used property. All washing facilities shall also be equipped with a water recycling system.
(2) Parking.
(a) A minimum of one off-street storage space shall be provided per vacuum cleaner.
(b) A minimum of eight stacking spaces shall be provided on the entrance side of the facility.
(c) A minimum of three stacking spaces shall be provided on the exit side of the facility.
(3) General design standards.
(a) No tunnel entrance or exit of a car wash operation shall face an adjacent residentially used or zoned property, not including those across an intervening right-of-way or street.
(b) The car wash facility must demonstrate architectural compatibility with the principal structure.
(D) Attended automatic car wash. A structure containing facilities for washing automobiles, using production line, automated or semi-automated application of cleaner, brushes, rinse water, steam-cleaning and heat for drying, whether or not employing a chain or other type of conveyor.
(1) Equipment.
(a) All washing facilities shall be within an enclosed building except that vacuuming facilities may be outside the building where the subject property is located at least 500 feet from any residentially zoned or used property.
(b) No outside loudspeakers or radios are permitted. Radio station promotions and/or other activities utilizing loudspeakers or broadcasting equipment are prohibited.
(c) No electrical or air driven hand tools, including but not limited to polishers and buffers, shall be utilized outside of the required building enclosure, unless the subject property is located at least 500 feet from any residentially zoned or used property.
(d) All washing facilities shall be equipped with a water recycling system.
(2) Parking.
(a) One parking space per employee shall be provided.
(b) Five parking spaces shall be provided at the exit side of the facility for final hand drying and interior cleanup and as a customer pickup area.
(c) A minimum of 18 stacking spaces shall be provided on the entrance side of the facility.
(3) General design standards. No tunnel entrance or exit of a car wash operation shall face an adjacent residentially used or zoned property, not including those across an intervening right-of-way or street.
(E) Manual car wash/detailing. Permitted only as an accessory use to service stations, automobile dealerships, regional malls, and golf courses.
(1) General design standards.
(a) Manual car wash/detailing shall be conducted under a permanently installed canopy aesthetically compatible with the primary structure and shall meet all applicable building code regulations.
(b) The operation of such manual car wash shall not create any standing water and shall not drain directly into drainage system. Manual car wash/detailing facilities located within a regional mall shall use a waterless cleaning process and products used shall be 100% biodegradable.
(c) Engine cleaning and undercarriage cleaning shall be prohibited within regional malls.
(d) Required parking and site circulation for existing use(s) shall be maintained.
(e) Sign(s) for car washes are restricted to car wash canopies only and are counted as part of the total allowed building signage of 36 square feet.
(2) Parking. Two parking spaces are required per work station for storage, stacking, pick-up, or drop-off.
(Ord. 2021-02, adopted 3-17-21; sought to be reconsidered, Commission passed 4-21-2021)