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Oxford debates plan for new car wash
Lauren Cooper
Issue date: 4/10/07 Section: Community
With multiple car washes already in existence in Oxford, the city planning commission is currently reviewing plans for one more.
The proposal for a new car wash at 324 W. Collins St. is currently being assessed and is waiting its final hearing, to be held Tuesday, April 17.
According to the Certification of Action provided by Oxford City Hall, this project was formally introduced Dec. 29, 2006, in request for a review hearing by the City of Oxford Planning Commission and the Oxford City Council. The first public hearing was held March 8, at 118 W. High St.
The potential car wash would be under the ownership of D&B Family Limited Partnership, who currently own Locust Car Wash and Laundry, located at 115 S. Locust St.
According to the formally documented proposal, given to the Oxford Planning Commission in late December by architect Scott Webb, the new car wash will be located adjacent to and behind the current car wash, and will be built in consideration of the design, operational hours, and functions of the existing car wash.
This proposal suggests that the new facility would have a shared entrance with Locust Car Wash and Laundry, and will contain two new automatic car wash bays.
Currently, 324 W. Collins St. consists of a single-use rental home, which is owned and leased to renters by D&B Family Limited Partnership.
According to Webb's proposal, the owners of this property would like to remove this rental house in order to build their new car wash. In doing so, they would forgo leasing this house to tenants and either let the contract run out or decide not to renew it upon beginning construction.
Community Development Planner for Oxford Kathy Dale explained the guidelines of this project and how this proposal spot came to be.
"This rental home resides within the general business district area and is therefore zoned for commercial use," Dale said. "The building of a car wash requires a conditional use permit, where special permission must be granted in order for the development to be approved."
The proposal for a new car wash at 324 W. Collins St. is currently being assessed and is waiting its final hearing, to be held Tuesday, April 17.
According to the Certification of Action provided by Oxford City Hall, this project was formally introduced Dec. 29, 2006, in request for a review hearing by the City of Oxford Planning Commission and the Oxford City Council. The first public hearing was held March 8, at 118 W. High St.
The potential car wash would be under the ownership of D&B Family Limited Partnership, who currently own Locust Car Wash and Laundry, located at 115 S. Locust St.
According to the formally documented proposal, given to the Oxford Planning Commission in late December by architect Scott Webb, the new car wash will be located adjacent to and behind the current car wash, and will be built in consideration of the design, operational hours, and functions of the existing car wash.
This proposal suggests that the new facility would have a shared entrance with Locust Car Wash and Laundry, and will contain two new automatic car wash bays.
Currently, 324 W. Collins St. consists of a single-use rental home, which is owned and leased to renters by D&B Family Limited Partnership.
According to Webb's proposal, the owners of this property would like to remove this rental house in order to build their new car wash. In doing so, they would forgo leasing this house to tenants and either let the contract run out or decide not to renew it upon beginning construction.
Community Development Planner for Oxford Kathy Dale explained the guidelines of this project and how this proposal spot came to be.
"This rental home resides within the general business district area and is therefore zoned for commercial use," Dale said. "The building of a car wash requires a conditional use permit, where special permission must be granted in order for the development to be approved."
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