(a) Minimum lot area. Forty thousand square feet.
(b) Setbacks and screening.
(1) All outdoor display areas, gasoline pumps, canopies and any buildings used for service, repair work or automobile washing shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any adjacent residential property.
(2) A solid wood fence or masonry wall at least six feet high shall be provided on any side of the site adjacent to a residential property.
(c) Limitations on use. Activities at automobile service stations shall be limited to:
(1) The sale of petroleum fuel, primarily for passenger vehicles;
(2) The servicing of motor vehicles with minor repair work;
(3) The following accessory uses:
A. Machine vending of merchandise;
B. Washing automobiles provided that no chain conveyor, steam cleaner or other mechanical device greater than 25 feet is used;
C. Retail sale of miscellaneous products relating to minor repair work (oil, grease, anti-freeze, tires, batteries, windshield wipers and similar items); and
D. Rental of trucks and trailers, provided that no more than 10% of the total site shall be devoted to the activity; no rental units over 30 feet in length shall be permitted; rental vehicles shall not be permitted to be stored either in required off-street parking spaces or within required front building setback; and a minimum of 160 square feet of lot area shall be provided for every trailer to be stored and 320 square feet for every truck to be stored.
(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)
(4) Except in I-1 and I-2 Districts, these activities are strictly prohibited: major repair work, including automobile body repair and painting, automobile glass work, automobile transmission work, automobile engine overhaul and repair, and radiator repair work.
(Ord. 99-132, passed 10-11-1999)
(d) Enclosed within building. For all uses regulated by this section, all hydraulic hoists, oil pits and all lubricants, greasing and repair equipment shall be enclosed entirely within a building. No outdoor disassembly or repair of motor vehicles shall be permitted.
(e) Landscaping. All areas not paved or covered by the building shall be landscaped, and all landscaped areas shall be separated from all paved areas by six-inch high curbing.
(f) Access and traffic impact. Access shall be from an arterial street or commercial collector. The minimum distance of driveways from intersections shall be 150 feet. The minimum distance of driveways to an entrance/exit of a school, place of worship, cemetery or child day-care center shall be 200 feet.
(Ord. 98-104, passed 9-14-1998)