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Article: Panels turn thumbs down on car wash
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- Elk Grove Times (IL)
- Article date:
- March 28, 1996
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The Elk Grove Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to deny a request by Mobil Oil Corp. to add a car wash at its existing location at 1600 Nerge Road.
At a March 20 joint public hearing, the two panels recommended against overturning a restriction that was placed on the property in 1978. The restriction prohibits any use other than a gas station unless there is Village Board approval. The limitation was devised as a way to protect the quality of life of nearby residents, village officials said.
The task of the Plan Commission was to determine whether to amend the ordinance language to allow the car wash on the property. The Zoning Board of Appeals had to decide ...