City of Edgewater - File #: SP-2407

• File #: SP-2407
• Version: 1
• Type: Public Hearing
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 9/23/2025
• In control: Miscellaneous
• On agenda: 9/30/2025
• Title: SP-2407: Request for Minor Site Plan approval for a Drive Through Car Wash located at 1829 South Ridgewood Avenue.

SUBJECT:

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SP-2407: Request for Minor Site Plan approval for a Drive Through Car Wash located at 1829 South Ridgewood Avenue.

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OWNER:

Edgewater Auto Spa, LLC

APPLICANT:

Gordon Hardwick, Member, Edgewater Auto Spa, LLC

LOCATION:

East side of US1, South of 442 at 1829 South Ridgewood Avenue.

AREA:                     

1.76 Acres

PROPOSED USE: 

Drive through car wash

CURRENT LAND USE: 

Undeveloped

FLUM DESIGNATION: 

Commercial

ZONING DISTRICT:

B-3 Highway Commercial

VOTING DISTRICT: 

Council District 2, Councilperson Mike Thomas

DISCUSSION:

The applicant first submitted for minor site plan approval on June 26^th, 2024. The applicant has undergone four resubmittals and has met the requirements of the land development code and comprehensive plan for the City of Edgewater.  At the June 11^th, 2025 Planning and Zoning Board meeting, the Planning and Zoning Board granted the following variances:

Traffic

City staff sent the application to the Technical Review Committee, Mead and Hunt Engineers, Volusia County Traffic, Florida Department of Transportation, and Stanley Traffic Consultants. Based upon the trip generation from the proposed site, City staff have not required a transportation impact study, however staff note that FDOT has opined that a right hand deceleration lane may be required during FDOT permitting. 667 average daily trips, 38 AM peak hour trips, and 60 pm peak hour trips were produced in the transportation statement. All three of these thresholds were below their respective standards that would necessitate the requirement for a transportation impact study.

Stormwater

An exfiltration system has been designed with perforated pipes providing storage and volume. The exfiltration system has been designed to draw down like a dry pond for nutrient removal as well as conveyance of stormwater in larger events to the detention pond. The detention pond then outfalls into the FDOT right of way on US1 which has an outfall at the 18^th street Canal.

Landscape Buffers

A class C landscape buffer was required at the rear of the property. A Class C landscape buffer is 30 feet in width with a 6 foot masonry wall. This landscape buffer includes 262 plants of which 77 are bamboo and 24 trees. The applicant is supplying 15 gallon bamboo plants at 7 to 8 feet in height at the time of planting. The applicant has provided the required planting schedule, preservation of trees, and preservation of open space. The applicant is meeting the other required Class A landscape buffers including the Article XX, Ridgewood Design Corridor plantings.

Figure 1: Class - C Landscape Buffer

Figure 2: Location Exhibit

Figure 3: Minor Site Plan

Figure 4: Elevation

Surrounding Area:

The applicant is requesting approval for a minor site plan for the subject property located on approximately 1.76 acres of undeveloped land south of SR442 on the East side of U.S.1 at 1829 South Ridgewood Avenue. The property has a future land use designation of Commercial and a Zoning designation of B-3 Highway Commercial. The property is within the Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement area mutually adopted by Volusia County and the City as well as contiguous to the city boundaries.

The adjacent land uses and zoning classifications for the adjacent parcels are illustrated in the following table. Existing uses shown below are not intended to be an all-inclusive list, but a general summary of types of uses near the subject property. The subject parcel is outlined in the Location exhibit above.

	Current Land Use	FLUM Designation	Zoning District
North	Retail	Commercial	B-3 Highway Commercial
East	Residential	Low Density Residential	R-3 Residential
South	Retail	Commercial	B-3 Highway Commercial
West	Retail	Commercial	B-3 Highway Commercial

Table 1: Surrounding Area, FLU Designations, Zoning Designations

Public Facilities Adequacy:

The City of Edgewater has sufficient capacity to service the property with regards to water, wastewater, parks, and transportation while meeting the Level of Standard as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan. The subject property is serviced by the City of Edgewater for municipal water services, sewer, and solid waste. All are operating with enough capacity to support the project. In addition, the applicant will be requested to provide a Traffic Impact Statement at the Site Plan Submittal phase.

Public Notice:

In accordance with Florida Statues Chapter 166.041, a Public Notice sign was posted on the site on September 15^th ,2025. As of September 23^rd, 2025, staff has received no requests regarding information about the project.

Recommendation:

It is the staff’s recommendation that the Technical Review Committee recommends approval of SP-2407 with the following conditions on the development order:

1.                     Operating hours for vacuum use is limited to 8am until 8pm.

2.                     No dewatering may occur if and when the Cone of Uncertainty from the National Hurricane Center intersects the State of Florida.

3.                     Any easements for access along or abutting Lincoln Road shall be abandoned prior to Certificate of Occupancy should any exist since access is no longer needed or able to be facilitated based upon the proposed site plan.