Title/Name/Summary
Kort Car Wash LLC – 8701 159th Street – Site Improvements & Façade Renovation
History
QUICKFACTS
Project
Kort Car Wash LLC – 8701 159th Street – Site Improvements & Façade Renovation
Legistar ID: 2025-0379
Project ID: AR-25-00575
Petitioner
Mohammad Abdullah, Owner of Kort Carwash LLC
Purpose
The petitioner is proposing to make accessibility improvements to their parking lot and renovate the façade of their existing single-story building at 8701 159th Street.
Requested Actions: Appearance Review
Project Attributes
Address: 8701 159th Street
P.I.N.(s): 27-23-100-008-0000
Comprehensive Plan Planning District: 159th & Harlem Planning District
Comprehensive Land Designation: Neighborhood Mixed Use
Existing Zoning: BIZ, General Business District
Existing Land Use: Motor Vehicle Services
Proposed Land Use: Motor Vehicle Services
Surrounding Land Use:
North: BIZ, General Business District, Multi-Tenant Commercial (Waterfall Plaza)
South: R-4, Residential District, Multi-Family Residential (Highland Brook & Crystal Creek Subdivisions)
East: BIZ, General Business District, Multi-Tenant Office
West: BIZ, General Business District, Motor Vehicle Sales (Infiniti of Orland Park)
BACKGROUND
The property was granted a Special Use Permit to allow the construction and operation of a fully automatic auto laundry business in 1975 via Ordinance #1454. Since then, the car wash has been in operation despite changing ownership numerous times over the years. One of the former businesses that operated the car wash, Clean & Bright Car Wash, obtained an Appearance Review in 2012 (2012-0451) to replace their overhead doors, add self-serve vacuum spaces, remove a portion of the curb along the east side of the entrance to the property, and repave a majority of the parking lot. Other than these improvements, the original building that was constructed in 1975 has remained untouched.
In early 2024, Village code enforcement staff observed work being done to...
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