(A) In order to regulate and control the problems of noise, odor, light, fumes, vibration, dust, danger of fire and explosion, and traffic congestion which result from the unrestricted and unregulated construction and operation of automobile service stations, and to regulate and control the adverse effects which these and other problems incidental to the automobile service station may exercise upon adjacent and surrounding areas, the following additional regulations and requirements are provided herein for automobile service stations located in any zone.
(B) All automobile service stations erected after the effective date of this ordinance shall comply with all requirements of this section. No automobile service station existing on the effective date of this ordinance shall be structurally altered so as to provide a lesser degree of conformity with the provisions of this section than existed on the effective date of this ordinance.
(1) An automobile service station shall be located on a lot having a frontage along the principal street of not less than 150 feet, and having a minimum area of not less than 15,000 square feet.
(2) An automobile service station building housing an office or facilities for servicing, greasing, or washing motor vehicles shall be located not less than 40 feet from any street lot line, and not less than 25 feet from any side or rear lot line adjoining a residentially zoned district.
(3) All driveways providing ingress to or egress from an automobile service station shall be not more than 30 feet wide at the property line. No more than 1 curb opening shall be permitted for each 50 feet of frontage or major fraction thereof along any street. No driveway or curb opening shall be located nearer than 20 feet to any corner or exterior lot line, as measured along the property line. No driveway shall be located nearer than 30 feet, as measured along the property line, to any other driveway giving access to or from the same automobile service station.
(4) A raised curb 6 inches in height shall be erected along all street lot lines, except for driveway openings.
(5) All lubrication equipment, motor vehicle washing equipment, hydraulic hoists, and pits shall be enclosed entirely within a building.
(6) An automobile service station located on a lot having an area of 15,000 square feet shall include not more than 8 gasoline pumps and 2 enclosed stalls for servicing, lubricating, greasing, and washing motor vehicles. An additional 2 gasoline pumps and 1 enclosed stall may be included with the provision of each additional 2,000 square feet of lot area.
(7) All gasoline pumps shall be located not less than 15 lineal feet from any lot line, and shall be arranged so that motor vehicles shall not be supplied with gasoline or service while parked upon or overhanging any public sidewalk, street, or right-of-way.
(8) Where an automobile service station adjoins property located in any residential zone, a masonry wall 5 feet in height shall be erected and maintained along the service station property line. All masonry walls shall be protected by a fixed curb or barrier to prevent vehicles from contacting the wall.
(9) All exterior lighting, including illuminated signs, shall be erected and hooded or shielded so as to be deflected away from adjacent and neighboring property.
(10) (a) When a structure designed and used for automobile service station or filling station purposes ceases to operate on a continuing basis for a period of 90 days within any period of 18 months, the owner of the premises shall be served written notice by the Zoning Administrator of the requirement, within 60 days of the date of the notice, to either:
1. Resume operation of the premises on a continuing basis as a lawful automobile service station or filling station;
2. Lawfully convert the structure to another permitted use in that district; or
3. Demolish the structure and completely remove the debris from the premises.
(b) All new automobile service stations or filling stations constructed after the effective date of this ordinance shall be required to post a bond with the Zoning Administrator in an amount equal to the estimated cost of demolition and clearance of improvements on the premises. Failure to comply with one of the above mentioned 3 alternatives shall empower the Zoning Administrator to utilize the bond for the demolition and clearance of the premises in question. If there should be declared a national emergency which would curtail the operation of motor vehicles or if the Planning Commission should determine that there exists a state of general economic depression or hardship, the provisions of this subsection (B)(10) shall not apply.