Another Car Wash On Route 59? Joliet Leaders Think So

JOLIET, IL — If you like to wash your vehicle a lot, but feel it's too hard to find a car wash in Joliet that doesn't have a line that is 10 vehicles deep, then your luck may be changing for the better.

On Tuesday night, the Joliet City Council will meet and consider a recommendation from new city manager Beth Beatty suggesting that a special use permit be granted to allow construction of the Tidal Wave Auto Spa, a new automatic car wash on an undeveloped lot at 1351 Route 59.

According to city staff reports, Tidal Wave Auto Spa is a conveyor car wash company with over 180 locations through the United States. The proposed use at 1351 Route 59 includes a car wash building and vacuum stall area and will have approximately three onsite employees. The proposed hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

In this case, the 1.15-acre site is Lot 8 of the Walmart subdivision, and it is zoned general business district and currently undeveloped. The lot is located at the southwest corner of Route 59 and the middle access drive to the Walmart retail center. The site is accessible from a private access road that runs north and south between the Walmart parking lot and the outlots along Route 59. The site is located more than 100 feet from a residential zoning district as required for car washes, according to Joliet's documents.