The following requirements apply to all new service stations and qualifying expansions/improvements to existing service stations. Service station uses shall also comply with all applicable state and federal regulations regarding site design, pricing signs, containment, maintenance, and operations.
A. Frontage. The minimum public street frontage shall be one hundred and thirty-five (135) feet on each public street for all new service stations.
B. Pump Islands. Service station pump islands may be placed in required yards provided they are no closer than fifteen (15) feet to the street right-of-way.
C. Setbacks. Generally, no building shall be located within thirty (30) feet of any public right-of-way or within fifteen (15) feet of any interior parcel line. However, to encourage a more pedestrian streetscape, a primary building with direct access from the street may be located a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from the right-of-way (and outside required landscape corridors).
D. Building Placement and Orientation. Buildings shall be placed outside the required setback areas, but close to the street and oriented to the public view.
E. Building and Canopy Design. The service station building and/or canopy shall be designed for architectural compatibility with the surrounding area. Notwithstanding any other requirements in the Zoning Code, the maximum height for all service station buildings (including canopy) shall be twenty-five (25) feet. Pitched roofs are preferred, but not required. In order to reduce the visual impact of the canopy structure and corresponding lighting, the maximum height of the canopy clearance shall be fifteen (15) feet and the maximum width of the canopy fascia shall be thirty (30) inches. A lighting study shall be required in conjunction with the design review process to examine light pollution issues, including but not limited to safety and glare pursuant to Chapter 17.46 (Lighting). The canopy fascia shall match the color and texture of the primary building. See Figure 17.34.050-1 (Service Station Building and Canopy Design). Deviations from these requirements may be allowed in conjunction with comprehensive design review (Section 17.12.150).
F. Access Driveways.
1. Driveway dimensions. Driveway design shall be consistent with the City of Pinole Public Works Improvement Standards, except that the minimum width for driveways shall be thirty-five (35) feet. The width shall be expanded to forty-five (45) feet whenever the driveway accesses a street with a width of, or with a planned ultimate width of, eighty-four (84) feet or greater. The throat depth for driveways shall be fifty (50) feet.
2. Driveway location. Driveways shall be no closer than forty (40) feet from the nearest intersecting point of street right-of-way lines, or as otherwise determined by the Public Works Director for traffic safety.
3. Number of driveways. No more than two (2) exterior points of access (driveways along abutting streets) shall be provided for each service station, regardless of the length or number of street frontages. No more than thirty-five percent (35%) of the street frontage shall be devoted to curb cuts. Within integrated developments, shared access driveways are preferred.
4. Accommodation of vehicle stacking. The internal circulation system shall allow for vehicle stacking without blocking ingress and egress on and off the site. The pump island shall be situated to provide stacking space for a minimum of two (2) vehicles behind the vehicle parked at the pump closest to the entrance and/or exit driveway. Sites shall be designed so that the space intended for vehicle stacking shall not block or interfere with the general circulation of traffic within integrated developments.
G. Accommodation of Refueling Trucks. The internal circulation system shall allow for safe and efficient fuel delivery. Turning radius information for all fuel delivery trucks accessing the service station shall be provided in conjunction with conditional use permit or design review for review and approval to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director.
H. Landscaping. Landscaping shall be provided consistent with the requirements of Section 17.44.060 (Special Landscape Requirements) for service stations.
I. Signs. Signs shall be consistent with the requirements of Chapter 17.52 (Signs), including exempt gasoline pricing signs.
J. Fences and Walls. A wall shall be provided between service stations abutting property in any agricultural or residential zoning district or residential use consistent with the requirements of Section 17.42.050 (Special Fence, Wall and Screening Requirements).
K. Lighting. In addition to the lighting requirements of Chapter 17.46 (Lighting), canopy lighting shall be recessed so that the luminary does not extend below the surface of the underside of the canopy.
L. Noise. All outdoor noise generators associated with operation of the service station shall be identified by the applicant during the conditional use permit and/or comprehensive design review process and may require the submittal of a professional noise analysis to quantify noise sources and attenuate noise levels consistent with city noise standards. All outdoor speakers and video/audio pump stations and sound signals associated with the service stations shall be turned off daily between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (Ord. 2010-02 § 1 (part), 2010)