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• Ancillary activities

  The sale or rental of equipment, such as spare parts not installed on the premises, lawn mowers, concrete mixers, automobiles, trucks, trailers, garden equipment or the conduct of any other commercial enterprise not directly related to the operation of a motor vehicle service station, shall be permitted subject to such conditions as to exterior or interior location, quantity and screening as deemed appropriate through design review.

• Enclosed trash

  An outdoor refuse or storage area shall be provided on the site and shall be enclosed by a six-foot-high solid wall that complement the design and appearance of other fences and walls on the site. No used or discarded automotive parts of equipment or permanently disabled, junked, wrecked or damaged vehicles shall be located outside the buildings, except within this enclosed refuse or storage area.

• Exception site size10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Where property to be used for service station purposes was under lease for such purposes at November 8, 1971, the minimum site size shall be 10,000 square feet, and the minimum primary street frontage shall be 100 feet.

• Exterior display

  The exterior display and storage of merchandise, except for oil can racks and new tire display cabinets, shall be subject to design review.

• Maintenance statement

  The applicant shall submit a written statement to the effect that landscaping, watering systems and fencing shall be maintained to standards acceptable to the Director of Engineering and Capital Improvement Projects.

• Maximum access points2 points

  There must be no more than two vehicular access points to/from a single public street. However, fleet fuel stations in Industrial districts may provide additional access points.

• Minimum distance from lot line15 ft

  Pump islands must be located a minimum of 15 feet from any lot line to the nearest edge of the pump island. A canopy or roof structure over a pump island may encroach up to 10 feet within this distance.

• Minimum primary street frontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street.120 ft

  Minimum primary street frontage: 120 feet.

• Minimum site size15,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Minimum site size: 15,000 square feet.

• No glare

  Any area lighting, including illuminated signs, shall be installed in such a manner so as not to distract passing traffic, or to produce any glare or excessive illumination on adjacent lots.

• Air and water stations not in setbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

  Air and water stations must be identified on plans. They cannot be located within required setback areas.

• Plant materials

  The landscape plan shall specify the size, number, location and type (genus, species or variety) of plant materials to be planted.

• Planting strip5 ft

  At least a five-foot planting strip located inside of and parallel to the street frontage or frontages (except for necessary driveways) and in other locations as may be designated by the Director of Engineering and Capital Improvement Projects.

• Tanks screened

  Propane tanks, vapor-recovery systems, air compressors, utility boxes, garbage, recycling containers/enclosures, and other similar mechanical equipment must be screened from public view.

• Watering system

  The location and type of watering system which meets the approval of the Director of Engineering and Capital Improvement Projects shall service all landscaped areas.