Car wash gets okay

By DAVID HULSE

	TRR photo by David Hulse Plans were approved last week for a car wash in Barryville. (Click for larger image)

ELDRED, NY — Town of Highland planners on November 5 checked off the remaining conditions that would authorize construction of a three-bay, automated car wash at the corner of Mail Road and County Road 21.

The car wash uses a recycled water system that does not produce a new wastewater stream.

Alan Hochhauser’s project returned to the town planning board after it won a variance to allow a reduced side-yard setback from the town’s zoning board of appeals. Given the late season date, Hochhauser said he was uncertain as to when construction might begin.

He estimated his investment at approximately $200,000. “I polled people all over town and they all said they wanted a car wash,” he said.

Planners last week approved conditions, including limiting operating hours to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; reduced interior lighting in non-operating hours, access solely from the county road, and landscaping.

The block building is to have a peaked roof with dormers.