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Revived car wash seeks zoning variances

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Photo provided | Vacuums at the revived car wash on Catalpa Lane will look something like this, owners of Swift Car Wash told the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals last week. One difference is that it probably will not have a canopy, a feature not suitable for snowy climates, owners said.

Who would have thought Woodstock’s zoning code did not allow exterior vacuums at a commercial car wash to be visible from the street? Owners of Swift Car Wash, who plan to revive the now-closed car wash next to Jiffy Lube at 11601 Catalpa Lane, are seeking a variance from the provision of the city’s Unified […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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Picture of Larry Lough

Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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