SEC. 187.1. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATIONS AND GAS STATIONS AS LEGAL NONCONFORMING USES.

   (a)   Continuation as a Nonconforming Use. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, an Automotive Service Station or a Gas Station as defined in Section 102 of this Code, located in a Residential district, and having legal nonconforming use status under the provisions of this Code on January 1, 1980, shall be regarded as a legal nonconforming use so long as the station continues to sell and dispense gasoline and other motor fuels and lubricating fluids directly into motor vehicles.

   (b)   Enlargement and Intensification. An Automotive Service Station regarded as a legal nonconforming use under subsection (a) of this Section 187.1 may enlarge or intensify its current service station operations provided the station receives Conditional Use authorization for such enlargement or intensification under Section 303 of this Code. Conditional Use authorizations issued pursuant to this Section 187.1 shall not contain termination dates.

   (c)   Accessory Uses. Parking for car-share vehicles, as defined in Section 166, is permitted as an Accessory Use, and the addition of car-share vehicle parking shall not constitute an enlargement or intensification of the use.

(Added by Ord. 362-90, App. 11/6/90; amended by Ord. 22-15, File No. 141253, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015; Ord. 202-18, File No. 180557, App. 8/10/2018, Eff. 9/10/2018)

AMENDMENT HISTORY

Former division (a) deleted and former divisions (b) and (c) redesignated as (a) and (b) and amended; new division (c) added; Ord. 22-15, Eff. 3/22/2015. Section header and section amended; Ord. 202-18, Eff. 9/10/2018.