Motor fuel stations and motor fuel station convenience stores shall be allowed in the MU-BR, B-2 and I-1 Zoning Districts subject to the following.
(A) For architectural purposes, each side of a motor fuel station/convenience store shall be considered as a front face.
(B) Motor fuel station/convenience stores shall be architecturally designed so as to be as compatible as possible with the general architectural intent of the area on which they are located.
(C) The setback of any overhead canopy or weather protection, freestanding or projecting from the station structure, shall be not less than ten feet from the street right-of-way line or less than 20 feet from an adjacent property line.
(D) The total height of any overhead canopy or weather protection shall not exceed 20 feet.
(E) Open dead storage of motor vehicles, other than motor vehicles for rent, shall not be permitted for a period of more than 72 hours.
(F) No sales of trailers, campers, motor vehicles or boats shall be permitted.
(G) A minimum 15-foot landscaped yard shall be planted and maintained behind the property line along all adjacent public streets.
(H) No less than 25% of the gross lot area shall be landscaped.
(I) The entire motor fuel site, other than that part devoted to landscaping and structures, shall be surfaced with concrete or bituminous surfacing to control dust and to provide adequate drainage, and such surfaces shall be designed to meet the requirements of a minimum five-ton axle load.
(J) (1) All interior curbing shall be constructed within the property lines to separate driving and parking areas from landscaping areas.
(2) Such curbing shall be constructed of concrete or bituminous material and shall be of a six- inch non-surmountable barrier type design.
(K) Whenever a motor fuel station/convenience store abuts a residential district, a fence or compact landscaped hedge not less than 50% opaque nor less than six feet in height shall be erected and maintained along the side and rear property line that abuts the residential district.
(L) All trash, waste materials and obsolete automobile parts shall be stored within a separate enclosure behind the principal structure.
(M) (1) All rental campers, trailers or motor vehicles shall be stored within the rear and/or side yards not adjacent to the street.
(2) Said rental shall not be stored within the front yard setback or the side yard adjacent to the street.
(N) Adequate area shall be designed for snow storage such that clear visibility shall be maintained from the property to any public street.
(O) All outdoor lighting shall be provided with lenses, reflectors or shades which will concentrate the light upon the premises so as to prevent any undue glare or rays of light therefrom being directly visible from any adjacent street, roadway or private property occupied for residential purposes.
(P) Minimum lot width at the front building setback line shall be 150 feet.
(Q) Setbacks:
(1) Front yard: 60 feet;
(2) Adjacent to street right-of-way: 60 feet;
(3) Adjacent to another lot: 30 feet; and
(4) Pump setback from right-of-way: 25 feet.
(R) Outdoor storage and display of goods for sale are permitted as follows:
(1) Pump island storage and display of goods for sale shall:
(a) Be allowed only at the interior fuel pump islands;
(b) Be allowed only between the canopy stanchions;
(c) Not exceed four feet by four feet by four feet size per eligible island;
(d) Not interfere with the movement of traffic; and
(e) Be kept in a neat and orderly appearance with excess wrapping removed regularly.
(2) Sidewalk storage and display of goods for sale shall allow a minimum width of 36 inches free of displays, except where Americans with Disabilities Act, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., regulates differently.
(Ord. passed 12-17-2014) Penalty, see § 157.999