The existing structure will be demolished and replaced with a 3,937-square-foot car wash facility with 14 vacuums and a fence to block the sound.
City of Mesa
According to the landscape plan, trees include Mexican bird of paradise and sweet acacia; shrubs include oleander, valentine bush and deer grass; and ground covers include lantana and rosemary.
City of Mesa
The car wash is to be built on the north side of the 4400 block of East Brown Road in Mesa.
The site of a former Sonic Drive-in is to be developed with an Ultra Clean Express Car Wash — also known as Rinse n Ride — east of Greenfield Road on the north side of Brown Road in Mesa.
The planned look and landscaping for the development on 1 acre were discussed during the Sept. 12 meeting of the Mesa Design Review Board.
The existing structure will be demolished and replaced with a 3,937-square-foot car wash facility with 14 vacuums and a fence to block the sound, Staff Planner Joshua Grandlienard said during the meeting.
“You’ll see a sound-attenuating fence for when it goes through the tunnel. This is to reduce the overall impacts of the sound from the neighbors to the south and east. This way it will force all of the sound back onto the site itself,” he said.
According to the landscape plan, trees include Mexican bird of paradise and sweet acacia; shrubs include oleander, valentine bush and deer grass; and ground covers include lantana and rosemary.
Sean Lake of Pew and Lake is the applicant. B&B Merritt Real Estate LLC is the owner.
The all-volunteer Mesa Design Review Board is unique in that its composition is set by the zoning ordinance to include two architects; two from other design professions such as landscape architecture, engineering, urban planning, interior design or other design-related background; one contractor or developer; and two residents, according to the city’s website.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. To voice your opinion on this story, connect with us at AzOpinions@iniusa.org.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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