If you drive through Cape Coral ever, you know two resources the city is not lacking are self-storage units and car washes.
You see them nearly everywhere you go, but how many is too many?
On Wednesday, city council is holding their first public hearing on the future land development of car wash and self-storage unit facilities.
This comes after the city approved a moratorium to building them back in April, but that expires in January.
Cape Coral resident, Erin Lester, said she feels like the car washes are taking away real estate for outdoor activities.
"I think it's embarrassing for our infrastructure because there's so many better things we could be using this space for," she said.
Maggi Crouthamel lives right behind Tommy's Express Car Wash, being built on Santa Barabra Boulevard. She said she said she's been dealing with dirt flying around and the sound of construction for months.
"We want to discuss putting a barrier wall up to protect us from the sound when the car wash opens because there all these vacuums along here," Crouthamel said.
She said she's tried talking to the car wash's owner, but he won't budge.
City staff will be going over specific regulations that will limit building. Some of those requirements including where they can be built and how they look.
"I just hope that they are able to regulate it, so it's not just every block," Lester said. "That's another field being taken up and becoming a car wash when even it could become housing or so many other things."
Self-storage units would have similar regulations.
You can learn more and share what you think at Wednesday's city council meeting.
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