The following regulations shall apply to automobile wash establishments:
(A) Zoning district in which permitted: B-2;
(B) Minimum lot area: none specified;
(C) Special minimum yard space and lot width requirements: minimum front yard setback of 40 feet for all structures;
(D) Special screening requirements: five-foot high solid masonry wall, fence, or planting screen along any interior lot line adjacent to a residential zone excepting the portion adjacent to the front or street side yards required therein. The height of said screen shall be reduced to four feet whenever it is within ten feet of any window or door openings which provide light or air in adjoining residential or business buildings; and
(E) Other requirements:
(1) A vehicle waiting area shall be provided on the lot which will accommodate vehicles. In determining the number of vehicle waiting spaces available to meet minimum code requirements, the number of vehicles normally accommodated within the building can be counted, but in no case shall there be less than three automobiles per stall for manual or self-service establishments, and 15 automobiles per stall for automatic establishments. Said vehicle waiting area, including entrance and exit drives, shall be improved to comply with the standards set forth in § 153.129; and
(2) Adequate provision shall be made to keep all water from washing operations on the premises. Where mechanical or manual drying is not done, a mechanical device shall be provided to ensure that each vehicle shall wait on the premises a minimum of 90 seconds following the end of the washing operation.
(Prior Code, § 153.495) (Ord. D-1418, § 2305, passed 11-22-1982, effective 1-21-1983)