Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Noise
- No amplified sound above ambient
Fuel pumps may not produce amplified sound at a volume that renders the sound perceivable above ambient noise levels at any lot line.
Other
- Dismantling or wrecking prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
Dismantling, wrecking, or sale of such vehicles or their parts is not permitted.
- Food preparation not allowed
The preparation of food is not allowed, except for that allowed in a Limited Food-Service Establishment in accordance with Chapter 43.2 of the Fairfax County Code or the use of microwave ovens by customers for purchased food items.
- Maximum outdoor storage of wrecked vehicles72 hours
Wrecked, inoperative, or abandoned vehicles may not be stored outdoors for a period of more than seventy-two (72) hours.
- Maximum number of minor servicing or repair bays3 bays
A vehicle fueling station may have no more than three minor servicing or repair bays.
- Maximum gross floor area for retail sales2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum gross floor area devoted to such sales is two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet;
- Major repairs prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
A vehicle fueling station may not be used for the performance of major repairs; however, within a completely enclosed structure, it may include accessory minor servicing and repair of vehicles...
Setback
- Driveway setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from intersection20 ft
When a gasoline service station occupies a corner lot, the ingress or egress driveways shall be located at least twenty (20) feet from the intersection of the front and side street lines of the lot.
- Gasoline pump setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from building line10 ft
Gasoline pumps shall be erected at least ten feet behind the building line.
From the ordinance
Gasoline pumps shall be erected at least ten feet behind the building line.