Car wash facilities shall be limited to the districts designated "CUP" or "P" in the use tables in Chapter 4, Articles 8 and 12, subject to the following conditions:
(a) All washing facilities shall occur under a roofed area with at least two walls.
(b) All drying and vacuuming facilities may be outside the building but shall not be in the front yard and shall not be closer than 25 feet from any residential district. No car wash dryer shall face a residential district or use.
(c) The building surfaces shall be faced with masonry, porcelainized steel, baked enamel steel or other material equal in durability and appearance.
(d) Setback requirements for full-service and automated-service car washes:
(1) Full-service car washes are allowed by right in "F" and "G" when the distance from a residential district or use is greater than 200 feet. A conditional use permit is required if the distance from a residential district or use is 200 feet or less.
(2) Automated-service car washes in " G" are allowed by right when the distance from a residential district or use is greater than 200 feet. A conditional use permit is required when the distance from a residential district or use is 200 feet or less.
(3) The measurement of the distance between the car wash and the residential use shall be along the nearest property line of the residential use to the nearest property line of the car wash, along street lines and a direct line across intersections.
(e) The building shall set back not less than 25 feet from the front property line.
(f) Off-street parking shall be provided on the property in the ratio of not less than three parking spaces for each washing stall, or five parking spaces for each automobile that may be accommodated on the washing line within a facility.
(g) All off-street parking areas shall be hard-surfaced and dust-free.
(h) Any lights used to illuminate the area shall be directed downward and away from adjacent residential properties.
(i) A permanent screening fence or wall not less than six feet in height shall be constructed along any site property line which abuts a residential district or use.
(Ord. 13896, passed 10-12-1999; Ord. 25514-05-2022, § 1, passed 5-10-2022, eff. 5-18-2022)