In a C-3 district, the following uses shall be classed as conditionally permitted uses and may be permitted by the Zoning Board of Appeals subject to the general conditions as set forth in Chapter 1141 after a recommendation by the Planning Commission and the following specific conditions:
(a) Service Stations.
(1) General conditions for gasoline service stations:
A. Size: A minimum of one acre.
B. Yard requirements as follows: Frontage. Minimum frontage on the primary street of 125 feet.
C. Building setback. Required minimum setback of 100 feet from all street right-of-way lines. A fifteen feet deep unobstructed buffer strip shall be provided next to the right-of-way and parking in this strip shall be prohibited.
D. Rear yard. A required minimum of seventy-five feet where the use abuts a residential area or forty feet abutting a nonresidential area.
E. Side yard. A required minimum of seventy-five feet.
F. Lot coverage. A maximum of twenty percent (20%) shall be permitted.
(2) Driveways.
A. Maximum width of curb openings for stations should not be more than thirty-five feet or less than twenty feet.
B. No driveway or curb cut for a driveway shall be located within ten feet of any adjoining property line or within twenty feet of an exterior (corner) lot line as extended.
C. Any two driveways giving access to a single street shall be separated by a buffer strip with a minimum depth of twenty feet from the right-of-way line.
D. The angle of intersection of the center line of the driveway with the center line of the street shall be not less than sixty degrees.
(3) Landscaping.
A. Any unpaved areas of the site shall be landscaped or maintained in a dust free condition and separated from the paved areas by a curb or other barrier.
B. When such use abuts a lot in any residential district, a three foot solid wall, chain link fence, or painted board fence shall be maintained from the street right-of-way line to the building line. Along the remainder of the property lines, a six foot solid wall, chain link fence, or painted board fence from the building lot line shall be maintained. In addition, a row of shrubs shall be incorporated which will attain a maximum height of three feet from the street right-of-way line to the building line and a minimum of six feet along the remainder of the property lines.
C. There shall be a parking space for each employee (with a minimum of two employee spaces) plus one space for each service bay, plus one space for each restroom provided.
D. Exterior lighting shall be shielded from adjacent properties to prevent possible glare.
(4) Service equipment.
A. Gasoline pump islands, compressed air connections, and other equipment shall be setback a minimum of thirty feet from any right- of-way line.
B. Hydraulic hoists, pits and all lubrication, washing and repair equipment shall be enclosed entirely within a building.
(5) Repair Work. No major repair work shall be conducted in a gas station.
(6) Outdoor Storage of Vehicles. Under any and all condition, outdoor storage shall be limited to seventy-two hours.
(b) Automobile Repair Garages. General conditions for automobile repair garages:
(1) When such use abuts a lot in any residential district, a three foot solid wall, chain link fence, or painted board fence, shall be maintained from the street right-of-way line to the building line. Along the remainder of the property lines, a six-foot solid wall, chain link fence, or painted board fence from the building lot line shall be maintained. In addition, a row of shrubs or hedges shall be incorporated which will attain a maximum height of no more than three feet from the street right-of-way line to the building line and a minimum of six feet along the remainder of the property lines.
(2) Buildings used for such purposes shall not be nearer than seventy-five from any residential district.
(3) Automobile, truck and trailer repairs shall be conducted completely within an enclosed building.
(4) No more than two driveway openings shall be permitted directly from any major thoroughfare nor more than one driveway opening from any minor street, each of which shall not exceed thirty feet in width at the property line at its intersection with the property line, no part of any access way shall be nearer than 100 feet to the intersection of any two street right-of-way lines, nor shall any such part be nearer than fifty feet to any side or rear property line.
(5) One off-street parking space for each employee shall be provided in addition to one space for each 250 square feet of floor space to accommodate loading and unloading of materials, customer parking and storage of vehicles repaired and to be repaired.
(6) No overnight or weekend outside storage of trucks or trailers shall be permitted on the premises and no partially dismantled or junked vehicles shall be stored outside the building on the premises.
(7) The area of all permanent advertising signs on a building or parcel may have an area equivalent to one and one-half square feet of sign area for each lineal foot of width of a building or part of a building, but shall not exceed a maximum area of 100 square feet.
(c) Automobile Automatic Wash Stations. General conditions for automobile automatic wash and polish stations:
(1) An automobile washing and polishing establishment shall provide reserve space off-street for not less than ten automobiles per washing lane.
(2) One off-street parking space shall be provided for each two employees plus one space for the owner or manager.
(3) All outside lighting shall be shielded from adjacent properties.
(4) Each lot for an automatic car wash and polishing establishment shall contain a minimum frontage of 125 feet and a depth of 200 feet.
(5) A sand trap for waste water with a minimum capacity of 120 cubic feet shall be provided within the building for the protection against ground water pollution. Such waste water shall be handled according to accepted Wood County Board of Health practices. The use shall be located one hundred feet from any lot in a residential district.
(6) Retail sales of related commercial products shall be permitted.
(7) Repair work shall not be permitted.
(8) Automobile washing and polishing services shall be performed wholly within a totally enclosed building, with the exception that finishing of vehicles may be conducted outside the building.
(9) Washing and polishing facilities when located adjacent to a residential area shall be used only during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time.
(10) The building shall be a minimum of forty feet from the side lot line.
(11) A permanent screening fence or wall not less than six feet in height shall be constructed along any side property line which abuts property zoned for residential use.
(d) Veterinary Hospital or Kennels. General conditions for veterinary hospitals or kennels:
(1) Parking and access. Parking shall be provided for a minimum of four car and trailer combinations. Five hundred square feet shall be the minimum required parking and access area for each car and trailer or van combination. Three hundred square feet shall be required for parking and access space for each vehicle.
(2) Runways: exercise areas. All riding or exercising of animals shall be conducted solely on the premises. All outside small animal runways or kennels shall be enclosed by a six foot woven chain link fence, maintained in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition and free from any conditions that would menace the health of the animals enclosed therein, the public or constitute a nuisance.
(3) Buildings and enclosures.
A. The main building and any buildings housing animals shall be no closer than 100 feet from any other lot in any district. Enclosed runways and kennels or outside exercise areas shall be no closer than 100 feet from any property line.
B. Manure piles shall be disposed of daily in a sanitary, non-odorous condition. Open manure piles shall not be permitted.
C. All outside lighting shall be shielded from adjacent properties.
D. The sale of incidental products is permitted.
(e) Funeral Home.
(1) Minimum site size shall be one acre with a minimum width of 150 feet.
(2) The proposed site shall front upon a major thoroughfare. All ingress and egress to the site shall be directly from such thoroughfare.
(3) Each front, side and rear yard shall be at least fifty feet in width and be appropriately landscaped in trees, shrubs and grass. No structures or parking areas shall be permitted in such yards except that rear yards may be used for parking purposes under the requirements specified in Chapter 1183 and except for required entrance drives and those walls and/or fences used to obscure the use from abutting residential districts.
(4) No more than thirty percent (30%) of the gross site area shall be covered by buildings, including accessory buildings.
(5) All buildings shall be harmonious in appearance with any abutting surrounding residential area and shall be similar in design and appearance to any other buildings within the immediate vicinity of the proposed site.
(6) Off-street parking shall be provided in conformance with the schedule outlined in Chapter 1183. An adequate off-street assembly area for vehicles used in funeral processions shall be provided in addition to any required off-street parking area. Parking and assembly areas shall be screened from surrounding residential areas by a fence at least four feet in height. Shrubs or trees may be used in combination with such structural screens or walls.
(Ord. 11-07. Passed 7-18-07.)