The zoning hearing on a plan to build a car wash on 3 undeveloped acres in Drexel Hill has been postponed.

The Tuesday night Upper Darby zoning board meeting scheduled to hear a request form property owner Route One Land Co. LLC for a variance to install pay stations and related improvements associated with a vehicle car wash been continued until the October meeting.

The proposed car wash site, known locally as the former Mozino property, would be next and behind the Speedway gas station and border the 100-year-old Idle Hour Tennis Club over to Bella Vista Road, which would be directly impacted by the project.

Community members oppose the development that they say would wipe out open space and exacerbate flooding issues of the nearby Darby Creek.

Planning and zoning indicate the applicant asked for the continuance to revise the plan to make the proposal complaint with the Zoning Code.

The plan will now be on the Oct. 28 meeting schedule.

 

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