Title
An appeal of City Planning Commission's approval with conditions of a Conditional Use to allow a carwash in the MX-M (Mixed-Use Medium Scale) zone district consisting of 1.91 acres located at 3924 Pony Tracks Drive.
Quasi-Judicial
Presenter:
Tamara Baxter, Senior Planner, Planning + Neighborhood Services
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning + Neighborhood Services
Summary:
Owner: Krause+ LLC
Developer: Autowash Companies
Representative: Battista Design Group
Location: 3924 Pony Tracks Drive
City Planning Commission, at a regularly scheduled public hearing on October 11, 2023, approved a Conditional Use request for Autowash at 3924 Pony Tracks Drive to allow a self-service car wash facility to include three enclosed self-service car wash bays, three in-bay automatic wash bays with air dryers and overhead doors, and two dedicated enclosed dog wash stations, enclosed equipment room, enclosed vending/office room with associated parking and vacuum islands. Planning Commission's action included a number of conditions of approval, including limiting the facility's hours of operation from 6:00AM to 11:00PM. The limitation on hours of operation was intended to lessen the potential noise impacts on existing homes across the street (Pony Tracks).
On October 11, 2023, the Appellants, filed an appeal of the City Planning Commission's decision to approve the above-referenced project within the 10-day appeal window.
Background:
Please see the attached City Planning Commission Staff Report for a complete analysis of the proposed application.
Review Criteria:
The review criteria for granting a Conditional Use as set forth in City Code Section 7.5.601.C.2 are noted below.
a. The application complies with any use-specific standards for the use in Part 7.3.3 (Use-Specific Standards),
b. The size, scale, height, density, multimodal traffic impacts, and other impacts of the use are compatible with existing and planned uses in the surrounding area, and any ...
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