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Consider public testimony regarding, and an ordinance amending Zoning and Development Code, Chapter 2, Article VIII, Section 2-91, Code of Ordinances (2018 Edition), regarding supplementary use standards for car washes. (First Reading)*
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Since the Zoning and Development Code was published on October 1, 2018, staff has identified changes which are intended to improve specific sections or to correct errors.
Section 2-91: This section includes standards for car wash facilities and the revisions are to update the Code so that it applies to the type of car wash facilities most commonly being built. The Code currently regulates two types of car wash facilities:
(1) multi-bay car washes which provide individual wash bays for self-service use by the customer; and
(2) fully automatic single bay car washes as an accessory use to fuel sales.
The Code is amended to regulate all single bay car washes, removing “fully automatic” and “an accessory use to fuel sales.” Most car washes being built are stand-alone businesses with single bays, a type of design which is not addressed by the current Code.
In addition, exterior building finish requirements are removed in order to comply with HB 2439, effective on September 1, 2019. The bill amends the Texas Local Government Code to prohibit or limit the use or installation of a building product or material on residential or commercial buildings if the building product or material is approved for use by a national model code.
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on October 2, 2019 and voted 9-0 to recommend approval of the ordinance.