> The industry’s growing footprint has not gone unnoticed. Complaints have erupted about traffic tie-ups, noise and chemical odors around locations, among other issues... City leaders have a limited number of car wash countermeasures at their disposal, such as withholding special use permits and enacting zoning changes to limit new locations.
A nice summary of why things don't get fixed. There are legitimate problems with car washes: traffic tie ups, pollution. Instead of regulating to fix those problems, they regulate to limit the number of locations instead. So, the demand that exists isn't met, and nothing gets better because the existing businesses can continue being nuisances just like always.
A nice summary of why things don't get fixed. There are legitimate problems with car washes: traffic tie ups, pollution. Instead of regulating to fix those problems, they regulate to limit the number of locations instead. So, the demand that exists isn't met, and nothing gets better because the existing businesses can continue being nuisances just like always.