Car Wash Approved for Front Street
By Beth Milligan | April 22, 2026
Traverse City planning commissioners voted 8-1 Tuesday to approve a new Tommy’s Express Car Wash to go in at the corner of East Front Street and Garfield Avenue on the Cuppa Joe and former Burger King properties. Multiple commissioners said they were “reluctantly” approving the plans since car washes are an allowed use by right, leaving the board with little recourse to reject the proposal. Planning commissioners are now expediting an update to zoning rules that would require a special land use permit for car washes and gas stations going forward, giving the city more say over such projects in the future.
Tommy’s Express, which bills itself as the fastest-growing …
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