All gasoline service stations shall comply with the following supplemental regulations, which shall be in addition to all other regulations of this Zoning Code. In the event there is a conflict between these supplemental regulations and other portions of this Zoning Code, the regulations in this section shall govern.
(a) Lot and Use Requirements.
(1) Each gasoline service station shall be located on a corner lot having not less than 200 feet of frontage on each of the two intersecting streets and a total site area of not less than 40,000 square feet.
(2) A gasoline service station may be combined with other permitted uses in the U-4 district, provided that gasoline service stations may not be combined with any drive-through or drive-up facility (except a drive-through accessory car wash) or a sit-down restaurant. For purposes of this section, a sit-down restaurant is any portion of a facility which provides tables and chairs or counter space for the customer to consume food on the premises, whether the food is purchased at a counter or ordered and served at a table.
All uses on a single zoning lot shall satisfy the requirements applicable to all uses.
(3) A site plan shall be prepared for any combined use. In addition to all other applicable standards and criteria, the Planning Commission, in its review of the site plan, shall determine if the parking spaces are conveniently located in relation to the intended uses, and that the circulation on the site minimizes potential conflicts between pedestrians and vehicles.
(b) Building Regulations. All buildings shall be considered principal buildings and shall be located in compliance with the following setback regulations;
(1) Buildings shall be located the minimum distance from Mayfield Road, Lander Road, and S.O.M. Center Road, pursuant to Section 1195.04.
(2) Buildings shall be located not less than thirty-five feet from all other street rights-of-way.
(3) Buildings shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from property lines abutting a U-1, U-2, U-2-A, U-3, U-3-A, U-3-B, or U-3-C District.
(4) Buildings shall be located not less than ten feet from property lines abutting all other districts.
(c) Pump and Canopy Regulations.
(1) Pump islands shall be located not less than twenty-five feet from all street rights-of-way and all other property lines.
(2) Canopies shall be located not less than fifteen horizontal feet from the street right-of-way, measured from a vertical line extended from the edge of the canopy to the ground directly below.
(3) Gasoline service stations that are located at the intersection of either Mayfield Road and S.O.M. Center Road, Mayfield Road and Lander Road or Mayfield Road and Golden Gate Boulevard, and that do not abut a U-l, U-2, U-2-A, U-3, U-3-A, U-3-B or U-3-C district, shall be permitted to erect and maintain a maximum of twenty pump stations.
(4) Gasoline service stations that do not meet the criteria of paragraph (c)(3) hereof shall be permitted to erect and maintain a maximum of twelve pump stations.
(5) A pump station shall be defined as the area at a pump island necessary to accommodate one vehicle for the purpose of dispensing fuel into that vehicle. A pump island may have more than one pump station.
(d) Parking and Pavement Regulations.
(1) Parking areas and site pavement to provide access to gasoline pumps and waiting spaces shall be located not less than ten feet from any street right-of-way. The resulting open space between the pavement and the street right-of-way shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance with subsection (f) hereof and, except for entrance and exit access drives and permitted signs, shall not be used for any other purpose.
(2) Additional pavement having a width of not less than ten feet shall be provided adjacent to and around the perimeter of the pump stations or pump islands, whichever is greater, and shall be exclusive of access drives and parking aisles.
(3) Gasoline service stations shall comply with the parking requirements set forth in Section 1189.05 for retail and service uses.
Gasoline service stations that are combined with another permitted use shall provide parking spaces equal to the sum of the number of spaces required separately for each use.
(4) Drive-through facilities shall provide a minimum of ten stacking spaces to accommodate vehicles waiting to be serviced at the drive-through facility. Each stacking space shall have an area of not less than 144 square feet, measuring eight feet by eighteen feet.
(5) No outside parking or storage of motor vehicles or trailers is permitted, except during the daily business hours of operation of the station.
(e) Access Drives. Access drives shall be located in compliance with the following:
(1) Access drives shall be a minimum of fifty feet from the right-of-way line of the nearest intersecting street on both street frontages, measured from the centerline of the access drive.
(2) Access drives shall be a minimum of fifty feet from a U-1, U-2, U-2-A, U-3, U-3-A, U-3-B, or U-3-C District, measured from the centerline of the access drive.
(3) Access drives along the lot frontage that is adjacent to Mayfield Road, S.O.M. Center Road, or Lander Road shall be spaced at not less than 120-foot intervals, measured from the centerline of the access drive.
(4) Not more than one access drive shall be permitted along the lot frontage that is adjacent to any street other than Mayfield Road, S.O.M. Center Road or Lander Road.
(f) Landscaping Along the Street Frontage. The area between the pavement and the street right-of-way required in paragraph (d)(1) hereof shall be landscaped. The following minimum plant materials shall be provided and maintained:
(1) One major shade tree for every fifty linear feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof, not including access drive openings. Each tree, at the time of installation, shall have a clear trunk height of at least six feet and a minimum caliper of two inches.
(2) One shrub for every ten linear feet of lot frontage or fraction thereof, not including access drive openings.
(3) Grass, ground cover or other live landscape materials, excluding paving or gravel.
(g) Screening Adjacent to Residential Districts. There shall be a six-foot burnt clay brick or a solid concrete veneer (split face brick) wall provided across the entire length of a property line that abuts a U-1, U-2, U-2-A, U-3, U-3-A, U-3-B, or U-3-C District.
(h) Outdoor Activities.
(1) All activities provided at gasoline service stations, except those required to be performed at a fuel pump, air dispenser, or self-serve vacuum, and incidental dispensing machines permitted by paragraph (h)(2) hereof, shall be carried on entirely inside a building.
(2) Incidental dispensing machines, limited to telephone booths and newspaper boxes, may be placed outdoors. All other types of dispensing (such as, but not limited to, ice, candy, drinks, tobacco, et al.) shall only be permitted when in a completely enclosed building.
(3) There shall be no outside display and/or sale of any product or merchandise, unless specifically permitted under applicable provisions of this Zoning Code.
(i) (1) Signs. Signs on dispensing pumps or canopy supports shall be limited to identifying the type of gasoline or diesel fuel available and any other associated informational or instructional signs: and
(2) Any other signs as may be permitted as stated in Chapter 1191.
(Ord. 1998-5. Passed 5-11-98; Ord. 2009-13. Passed 4-27-09.)