Montgomery County · Hatfield Township · MCPC #25-0259-001
Snyder Square Car Wash
Snyder Square Drive, Hatfield Township, PA · 5,561 sq ft non-residential, retail · 26.15 acres
About this project
A 5,561 square-foot car wash facility with 5 parking spaces and 16 vacuum stations is proposed at the intersection of Cowpath Road and Snyder Square Drive in Hatfield Township, within the Snyder Square Shopping Center. The development will replace a previously approved but unbuilt retail pad, with the shopping center's existing underground stormwater basin and infrastructure retained.
County planning commission: Supports, with comments
Issues raised: noise mitigation from car wash near residential area, tree-planting waiver impact
- Applicant
- Houston Equities II, LP
- Engineer / rep.
- Bohler Engineering
- Zoning
- SC
- Tax parcel
- 35-00-02218-03-3
- Cross street
- Orvilla Road
- Approvals needed
- special exception for car wash use, waiver for combined preliminary/final review, waiver for tree-planting requirements
- Utilities
- public water, public sewer
Filing history
- 2025-12-19 · MCPC #25-0259-001 · Land Dev Plan, Prelim Plan · 5,561 sq ft
County review letters
2025-12-19 · HATFT 25-0259-001r.pdf
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Scope estimate for contractors
Estimated construction value: $1.2M
- ~55 roofing squares (assumes 1 story)
- ~13 tons of cooling (rule of thumb 400 sq ft/ton)
- ~1.0 acres of site work (grading, stormwater, landscaping)
- Retained existing underground stormwater management basin
- ADA-compliant ramps
- Monument sign
- Trash enclosure
- Vacuum equipment enclosure
- Site lighting