Montgomery County · Cheltenham · MCPC #24-0012-001
401 & 415 W Glenside Avenue Carwash
401&415 W Glenside Avenue, Cheltenham, PA · Plan review · 1.49 acres
About this project
Two neighboring lots at 401 and 415 West Glenside Avenue in Cheltenham would be merged into one 1.49-acre lot to expand the existing car wash. The self-vacuum stalls would move onto the vacant lot, and the layout for cars waiting for the wash tunnel would change, with a new landscaping plan. The lot at 415 is already vacant after an industrial building there was torn down in 2023.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: Cover letter and plan set disagree on the number of driveways, Second driveway onto Glenside Avenue, a major collector, should be emergency-only, Existing 55.2-foot driveway should be narrowed and restriped, Interior wayfinding needed for queuing cars
- Applicant
- E.L.G. Enterprises Corp. & FYT Investments LLC
- Engineer / rep.
- Bohler
- Zoning
- LI
- Tax parcel
- 31-00-11320-00-7
- Cross street
- Radcliffe Road
- Approvals needed
- nonresidential lot consolidation, nonresidential land development
- Demolition
- Former industrial building on the 415 W. Glenside parcel was demolished in 2023, before this filing; no other removals stated.
Filing history
- 2024-01-17 · MCPC #24-0012-001 · Prelim Plan
County review letters
2024-01-17 · CHELT 24-0012-001r.pdf
Scope estimate for contractors
- ~1.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Relocate self-vacuum stations to the vacant parcel
- Reconfigure car wash tunnel queuing and vehicle circulation
- New emergency-only driveway onto Glenside Avenue with mountable curb
- Repave, restripe and sign the existing driveway and interior pavement
- Stormwater BMPs and erosion and sediment controls
- Landscaping installation