A proposed QuikTrip car wash at East Colfax and Airport Boulevard hit a roadblock Monday after a late-night Aurora City Council hearing. Gleam Car Wash, a small business that hires neurodiverse workers, sits just down the road.
Last year, Aurora’s Planning Commission approved QuikTrip’s conditional use request for the car wash. Aurora City Council called up that decision, a move that requires a public hearing, where the council decides whether to uphold or overturn the approval.
Monday, councilmembers voted to uphold the conditional use for a car wash at the site, but then voted to deny the project’s site plan. It was a decision that effectively paused the proposal and sent QuikTrip back to the drawing board…