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New car wash may be coming to Middlesex County
SOUTH BRUNSWICK - A car wash may be coming to a vacant gas station and convenience store site on Route 1.
Spark Car Wash, which leases the property at 3703 Route 1, is seeking township approval to build an approximately 4,841-square-foot automated car wash with a drive through lane, 22 vacuum parking spaces, four employee parking spaces and signage at the site.
The approximately 1.47-acre property has driveway access to both Route 1 and Finnegans Lane.
According to its website, Spark has multiple locations in New Jersey, with only one in Central Jersey in Woodbridge.
However, the company has plans to open in Piscataway, Flemington, North Brunswick and Linden.
Spark Car Wash, founded in 2018, "provides an energizing car wash experience that is both effective and efficient," according to a company press release.
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In 2023, Spark raised $30 million in private equity for expansion.
The public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for the 7:30 p.m. July 17 Zoning Board meeting at the municipal building.
Variances are required for minimum lot size, setbacks from Route 1 and Finnegans Lane, landscaping setback and signs.
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This article originally appeared on Spark Car Wash proposed for Route 1, South Brunswick
