(A) Authorization. Facilities to serve motor vehicles are of considerable importance within urbanizing areas where the basic mode of transportation is by private automobile. To meet the demands of location and space for this type of retail facility requires careful planning to properly integrate the service station function into the pattern of other commercial and retail activities serving the community. Because the integration requires special considerations relating to location, site layout, storage facilities, traffic safety, and compatibility with surrounding uses of land, the following standards must be met.
(B) Objectives. It is the intent of this section to exercise a measure of control over service station buildings and their sites and to establish a basic set of standards within which individual solutions may be developed to meet the retail service needs of motor vehicles. The objectives of the regulations set forth in this section are to:
(1) Promote the type of development which will be compatible with other land use activities located in areas where service stations will be constructed.
(2) Control those aspects of service station design, site layout and operation which may, unless regulated, be damaging to surrounding uses of land.
(3) Minimize the traffic congestion and safety hazards which are inherent in service station activity.
(C) Site development requirements. The following requirements for site development, together with any other applicable requirements of this chapter, shall be complied with:
(1) Minimum site size. Fifteen thousand square feet with a minimum width of 150 feet.
(2) Site location. The proposed site shall have at least one property line on a major or secondary thoroughfare.
(3) Canopy setback. A canopy may be installed over gas station pump islands. The canopy shall be considered an accessory structure, subject to the standards of § 153.081(B), except that the following shall take precedence over the requirements of that section:
(a) The required setbacks for the canopy shall be half of the required setbacks for the principal structure in the Zoning District, from all lot lines.
(b) Canopies may be located in the front yard.
(4) Access drives. No more than two driveway approaches shall be permitted directly from any major or secondary thoroughfare, nor more than one driveway approach from any minor street, each of which shall not exceed 35 feet in width at the property line.
(a) If the service station site fronts on two or more streets, the driveways shall be located as far from the street intersection as practicable, but no less than 50 feet.
(b) No driveway or curb cut for a driveway shall be located within ten feet of an adjoining property line, as extended to the curb or pavement, or within 20 feet of any exterior (corner) lot lines as extended.
(c) Any two driveways giving access to a single street should be separated by an island with a minimum dimension of 20 feet at both the right-of-way line and the curb or edge of the pavement.
(5) Curbing and paving. A raised curb of at least six inches in height shall be erected along all of the street property lines, except at driveway approaches. The entire service area shall be paved with a permanent surface of concrete or asphalt.
(6) Signs. As provided in § 153.083, provided that no signs, whether permanent or temporary, shall be permitted within the public right-of-way.
(7) Off-street parking. Off-street parking shall be provided in conformance with the schedule outlined in § 153.100.
(8) Lighting. Exterior lighting shall be so arranged so that it is deflected away from adjacent properties.
(Ord. 103, passed 5-5-1986; Ord. 146, passed 3-2-1998; Ord. 230, passed 12-9-2014; Ord., passed 8-10-2021) Penalty, see § 153.999