When: Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM
Place: Virtual meeting via Zoom
The City of Lakewood Planning and Public Works Department will be holding a public hearing for permit number 11568- Conditional Use Permit for Quick Quack Car Wash. The proposed project consists of a new automated car washing facility that will feature a 108- foot tunnel, three (3) queuing lanes and twelve (12) vacuum parking stalls with other site improvements to include two (2) trash enclosures, parking, utility connections, exterior lot lighting, stormwater improvements, and landscaping. An existing eight (8) unit apartment complex will be demolished for the new construction.
The proposal is located at 8618 and 8610 Steilacoom Blvd SW (APN # 0220331028, 0220331027) located within the Neighborhood Commercial 1 (NC1) zoning district. The proposed car washing facility is identified as ‘Vehicle Service, minor maintenance/repair’ which is allowed in the NC1 zone upon approval of a conditional use permit.
All persons wishing to submit written comments on this project prior to the public hearing may do so by 5 PM on December 3, 2024. Written comments may also be submitted at the hearing and interested parties may testify at the public hearing.
The project files are available upon request. A copy of the staff report will be available for review through the Community Development Department five (5) calendar days prior to the public hearing.
Until further notice, residents can virtually attend the referenced Public Hearing by watching it live on the city’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cityoflakewoodwa. Those who do not have access to YouTube can call in to listen by telephone at +1(253) 215- 8782 and by entering Webinar ID: 811 5179 9408 and Passcode: 540731.
To participate in Public Comment and/or Public Testimony:
Public Comments and Public Testimony on Public Hearings will be accepted by mail, email or by live virtual comment. Send comments by mail or email to Billie Stewart, Associate Planner, at 6000 Main Street SW Lakewood, WA 98499 or bstewart@cityoflakewood.us Comments received up to one hour before the meeting will be provided to the Hearing Examiner electronically.
Virtual Comments: If you would like to provide live Public Comments or Public Testimony during the meeting, you will need to join the Zoom meeting as an attendee by calling by telephone Dial +1(253) 215- 8782 and enter participant ID: 811 5179 9408 and Passcode: 540731 or by visiting https://cityoflakewood-us.zoom.us/j/81151799408?pwd=Gaci47AgjpC7wa7xZQjtbMawDAdNCf.1
By Phone: For those participating by calling in by telephone (+1(253) 215- 8782 and enter participant ID: 811 5179 9408 and Passcode: 540731, the Project Planner will call on you during the Public Comment portion of the Public Hearing. When you are unmuted, please provide your name and city of residence. Each speaker will be allowed (3) three minutes to speak during the Public Comment and at each Public Hearing.
By ZOOM: For those using the ZOOM link
https://cityoflakewood-us.zoom.us/j/81151799408?pwd=Gaci47AgjpC7wa7xZQjtbMawDAdNCf.1 upon entering the meeting, please enter your name or other chosen identifier. Use the “Raise Hand” feature to be called upon by the Project Planner during the Public Comment portion of the Public Hearing. When you are unmuted, please provide your name and city of residence. Each speaker will be allowed (3) three minutes to speak during the Public Comment and at each Public Hearing.
Outside of Public Comments and Public Hearings, all attendees on ZOOM will continue to have the ability to virtually raise your hand for the duration of the meeting. You will not be acknowledged, and your microphone will remain muted except for when you are called upon.
To add this to an already busy intersection is pure ridiculous. Come on Lakewood wake up
This is not a good spot for this and we need to have everyone who agrees respond or speak. This is NC1 and shouldnt be approved. Taking out 8 low income apartments, putting 600-1200 cars a day into the park road and intersection, noise impact on the the houses, offices and those wanting to enjoy the park with in just a few yards for a out of state, nationally funded investment group should be denied. Please be sure to respond or comment, this is your only chance to have a voice.
What about the residents of the apartment complex, why another car wash in Lakewood?
This is ridiculous! Demolition of 8 units in a already tight housing market is crazy. We don’t need another carwash especially in that area that has a high traffic count and congestion.
This will be a traffic nightmare so close to Ft Steilacoom Park and the other businesses in the area. Tearing down the apartments will decrease affordable housing.
This idea is purely ridiculous with the park, college, high school & western state hospital already in the area. How about using the old QFC property. Wake up Lakewood
But will they listen? Doubtful.
As with most City councils, they will pretend that they are listening, and then do what they want anyway. They do not care that they are putting people out on the street. How many more homeless people do you want roaming around Lakewood. Council members get in and they feel the power, and they go with that. Power!
There are at least five car wash businesses within a 3-mile radius of the proposed Quik Quack business site. (This number does not include car washes at gas stations). How many car wash businesses do we need? Is this the best that the city can do? We have a beautiful park and now the city wants to complement it with a car wash. What a nice design feature. Who makes these decisions? We need more walkable destinations and/or walkable living spaces at that site. A car wash should not be one of them.