Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- school, public playground, hospital, churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached., public library, R DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.
- Applies within
- 200 ft
- Geographic extent
- Entrance/exit within 200 feet of school, public playground, hospital, churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached., or public library; within 20 feet of R DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.; structure within 100 feet of such uses or R DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2..
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Canopy fascia heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.14 ft
Canopy Height as measured from the finished grade to the lowest point on the canopy fascia should not exceed 14'0".
- Overall canopy heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.17.25 ft
The overall height of canopies shall not exceed 17'3".
Lighting
- Canopy lighting fully recessed
Canopy lighting shall be fully recessed in the ceiling of the canopy.
Other
- Ancillary uses prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Service stations shall not include ancillary uses such as vehicular or tool rental (including moving vans) and shall be limited to the servicing of vehicles and non-automotive accessory retail sales of snacks, convenience foods, and similar products.
- Architectural integration of walls, doors, canopies
All sides of a building should express consistent architectural detail and character. All site walls, screen walls, garage doors and canopies should be architecturally integrated with the building by using similar materials, color and detailing.
- Maximum abandoned vehicles3 vehicles
Service stations shall not include an outdoor storage area for more than three (3) abandoned, wrecked or inoperable vehicles on the site for more than one week, subject to the limitation that there shall be no dismantling, wrecking, or sale of said vehicles or part(s) thereof.
- Outside sales and display areas require plan review
Outside sales and display areas shall be shown on the plan to be reviewed by the Planning Commission and Town Council.
Parking
- Commercial vehicle parking prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
The parking of commercial vehicles shall be prohibited on the site of a service station. This provision shall not be interpreted as prohibiting the parking of vehicles actively engaged in delivering fuel or other supplies to the service station.
Setback
- Entrance/exit distance from R DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.20 ft
No permit shall be issued if such entrance or exit is located within twenty (20) feet of an "R" District within the same block front.
- Entrance/exit distance from school, playground, hospital, churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached., library200 ft
No permit shall be issued for a service station if the entrance or exit for vehicles is in the same block front within two hundred (200) feet of any school, public playground, hospital, church, or public library.
- Structure distance from school, playground, hospital, churchReligious facilityA building used for organised worship, often with halls and schools attached., library, R DistrictZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.100 ft
No permit shall be issued for a service station if any part of any structure, including underground gasoline tanks or service aisles, is located within one hundred (100) feet of any building or grounds of a school, public playground, hospital, church, or public library or any "R" District.
From the ordinance
Service stations shall not include ancillary uses such as vehicular or tool rental (including moving vans) and shall be limited to the servicing of vehicles and non-automotive accessory retail sales of snacks, convenience foods, and similar products.