PUBLIC NOTICE
Please take notice that Russell Speeder's Car Wash of New Jersey, L.L.C. ("Applicant") has filed an application for development with the Evesham Township Zoning Board of Adjustment ("Board") regarding real property located at 987 Route 73 and designated as block 36, lot 7 on the Evesham Township municipal tax map and block 220, lot 7 on the Voorhees Township municipal tax map. The Applicant requires a (d)(3) conditional use variance and minor site plan approval to add a three-lane canopy structure to the existing car wash, for the cover of employees who are performing full-service operations under the canopy, along with a pay kiosk, digital menu board, and new pavement and curb areas.
Car washes are a conditional use in the C-1 zone, pursuant to ordinance section 160-68.C(5). A car wash must satisfy the following conditions pursuant to section 161-1.C(9):
(a) The principal building shall be a minimum of 2,500 square feet, and the total floor area of the principal building shall not be more than 20% of the total lot area.
(b) All mechanical activities must be conducted within a totally enclosed building.
(c) Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 160, Zoning.
(d) One sign shall be permitted, either freestanding or attached, not exceeding an area equivalent to 5% of the first floor portion of the front facade or 75 square feet, whichever is smaller. Freestanding signs shall be set back at least 25 feet from all street and lot lines.
(e) All of the other area, yard, building coverage, height and general requirements of the respective zone must be met.
(f) Other development standards of the applicable zone shall be satisfied.
The Applicant complies with conditions (a), (b) and (f). However, the Applicant requires (d)(3) variance approval for condition (d), number of signs; the Applicant is proposing a second sign, when condition (d) permits only one (1) sign for car washes. The Applicant would also require (d)(3) variance approval for building coverage, item (e) above, if the Township considers a canopy to constitute a "building." There are also two existing nonconformities: the off-street parking, pursuant to condition (c); and the minimum setback for the existing freestanding/monument sign on the Property, pursuant to condition (d).
The Applicant also seeks approval of the following bulk variances:
1. Section 160-68E.(3) – minimum lot area – 2 acres required, 0.65 acres existing and proposed (existing nonconformity);
2. Section 160-68E.(3) – minimum lot frontage – 200 ft. required, 150 ft. existing and proposed (existing nonconformity);
3. Section 160-68E.(3) – minimum lot width – 200 ft. required, 150 ft. existing and proposed (existing nonconformity);
4. Section 160-68E.(3) – minimum lot depth (for Evesham Township) – 200 ft. required, 174.00 ft. existing and proposed (existing nonconformity). The overall lot depth is 320.59 ft.;
5. Section 160-68E.(3) – minimum side yard setback (nonresidential) – 30 ft. required, 19.42 ft. existing and proposed (existing nonconformity);
6. Section 160-68E.(3) – minimum front yard – 100 ft. required, 96.06 ft. existing and proposed (existing nonconformity). If the canopy is attached to the existing building, a variance for front yard setback is required, with a proposed front yard setback of 47.29 feet;
7. Section 160-68E.(3) – maximum building coverage – 15% ft. permitted, 16.79% existing, and 23.41% proposed (please note that the proposed building coverage percentage here includes the proposed canopies; if the proposed accessory canopies are not considered to be a "building," then no additional building coverage is proposed here and the existing calculation would remain the same);
8. Section 160-68E.(3) – maximum impervious coverage – 55% permitted, 57.58% existing, and 60.99% proposed; and
9. Section 160-68E.(9) – permitted accessory building location – accessory buildings may not be located in the front yard. If the proposed canopy is considered to part of the existing building, it is located in the required front yard setback and would require a variance.
10. Section 160-32D(2) requires a minimum number of one loading spaces, where none are provided (existing nonconformity);
11. Section 160-32E(3) requires that for non-residential uses, no driveway edge of paving shall be located within 25 FT of a property line. The existing driveway edge is approximately 20.5 FT from the property line. No change is proposed (existing nonconformity);
12. Section 160-32F(1) requires sidewalks and pedestrian access shall be provided for all development in the Township. No sidewalk exists along the frontage, and none is provided at the adjoining parcels (existing nonconformity);
13. Section 160-68E requires 11 parking spaces. There are 8 existing parking spaces. No changes are proposed.
The Applicant also requests any additional variances, submission waivers, exceptions, design waivers, de minimis exceptions, interpretations, modifications of conditions of prior approvals, continuation of any preexisting non-conforming conditions, additional conditional use approval, other approvals reflected on the plans (as same may be further amended or revised from time to time without further notice) as may be determined to be necessary during the review and processing of the application by the Board and its professional staff, and permits requested or required by the Board at the public hearing.
This application shall be considered by the Board at a public hearing on June 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in-person at the Evesham Township Municipal Building, 984 Tuckerton Road, Marlton, New Jersey, at which time you may appear either in person or through an attorney and present any objection that you may have to the granting of this application. A copy of the application and supporting documentation is on file in the Board's office in the Township Municipal Building, 984 Tuckerton Road, Marlton, New Jersey, and is available for public inspection during regular business hours. You may contact the Board Secretary, Jennifer Newton, by phone at (856) 983-2900 extension 2083 or by email at newtonj@evesham-nj.gov for definitive information on consideration of the application. The application may be adjourned to another date without further notice to you and you are advised to contact the Board in order to confirm the date and time of the hearing.
Del Duca Lewis & Berr, LLC
Attorneys for Applicant
21 E. Euclid Avenue, Suite 100
Haddonfield, New Jersey 08033
(856) 427-4200
Publication Dates
LSOM0532759
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