Self Serve Small Town

[grheith]

New to the group thanks for having me.

I’m in a town of 4000 in Canada, no car wash. Nearest is 40 mins away.

Want to build a self serve wash.

Land cost is 150,000 and need to pave/concrete a 0.44 acre lot. Has services sewer, power, water.

Realistically what am I looking at for 2 bays simple wall set up open air wash. What things should I consider being totally new to this.

 

[OurTown]

Are you allowed to build one like that? They are illegal to build here but the old ones are grandfathered in. Also in Canada, I think you would need to close it in the winter if built that way.

 

[grheith]

I’m located in an area where we rarely see freezing temps. I’m in a rainforest. And May I ask why you can’t build them that way? What would the restrictions be?

 

[TMoliver]

Not an engineer but I was told that the City / water authority was set up process / handle all of the RainWater runoff from open drains at the sewer station.

Something else I have seen over the years has been when an outside bay was roffed over the owner saw an encrease in revinue as well.

 

[OurTown]

I’m located in an area where we rarely see freezing temps. I’m in a rainforest. And May I ask why you can’t build them that way? What would the restrictions be?

Rainwater isn't supposed to go to the sanitary sewer. Wastewater isn't supposed to go to the rivers.