On any lot where a drive-through or self-service car wash is open to the public, the following requirements shall apply:
(a) At a drive-through car wash, mechanical washing of vehicles, as well as mechanical drying or other detailing, shall occur completely within an enclosed building.
(b) The construction, operation and maintenance of such use shall be such that it will not be hazardous, noxious or offensive due to the emission or off-site migration of odor, noise, vibration, litter and refuse, or wastewater.
(c) Ingress and egress to the parcel shall conform to the Streetsboro Construction Standards and the Streetsboro Access Management Policies and Guidelines, promulgated by the Engineering Department on July 28, 2022.
(d) At a drive-through car wash, not less than 10 stacking spaces shall be provided for each wash line or wash bay. The dimensions of each stacking space shall be not less than 20 feet long and 10 feet wide.
(e) No interior lighting, visible from adjacent properties, nor exterior sound devices, audible from adjacent properties, shall be used.
(f) Self-service vacuum machines shall be located no closer to the public right-of-way than the front building wall of the car wash.
(g) Car wash shall be the principal or accessory use on no more than five (5) lots in the city. An application for Conditional Use Certificate shall be denied if it would violate this provision.
(h) For the purposes of this Section, "drive-through car wash" means an ongoing enterprise, activity or establishment where vehicles are washed in a structure, mechanically either on a conveyor or in a wash bay. "Self-service car wash" means an ongoing enterprise, activity or establishment consisting of a structure where the vehicle operator washes the vehicle using equipment and supplies provided by the car wash establishment.
(Ord. 2024-20. Passed 1-22-24.)