Commission Approves Luxury Used Car Sales at Naperville Car Wash

Over the objections of some City of Naperville staff and the concerns of a few commissioners, the Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday voted 4-2 to issue a positive recommendation for Finish Line Hand Car Wash and Detail Center operator Bill Loumbardis to sell used luxury cars out of the facility under certain conditions, the Naperville Sun reports.

According to the paper, some commissioners were worried about increased traffic at the 75th Street and Naper Boulevard intersection, though Loumbardis was supported by testimony from the president of the Hobson Oaks Homeowners Association and the operator of a former car wash at the site.

Loumbardis said he expects to do most of his business online. “If we have more than three customers a day, I’d be surprised,” the paper quoted him saying. “It’s way underutilized as it is ... it makes sense.”

"I don’t know why they’re giving me a hard time," he told the paper.

Conditions include keeping his car inventory in the back of the property, do no repair or body work on-site and look at cross-access with the shopping center to the east of the car wash, the paper said. The issue proceeds to City Council.

Read the full story at the Naperville Sun website.