Motor vehicle service stations shall be granted a special permit only in conformity with the following:
§ 240-124 Entrances and exits.
No location shall be approved if a vehicular entrance or exit will be so located as to create an unusual hazard. Lanes of entry shall be separated from lanes of egress by not less than 40 feet, shall be clearly distinguished by directional signs or markers, and shall be clearly channeled through use of curbed planting areas or similar devices. Entrances and exits together shall occupy not more than 40% of the lot frontage.
§ 240-125 Relation to pedestrian flow.
No location shall be approved if a vehicular entrance or exit will be so located as to cross a major pedestrian flow, such as on sidewalks servicing churches, schools, recreation areas, or compact retail districts.
§ 240-126 Visibility.
No entrance or exit shall be located within 20 feet of a side lot line, or within 50 feet of the intersection of sidelines of intersecting streets. Egressing vehicles shall have at least 400 feet visibility in each travel direction.
§ 240-127 Off-street spaces.
There shall be at least two additional waiting spaces per filling position.
§ 240-128 Service buildings.
No service building shall be located within 40 feet of a street line, and no pump or other dispensing device, moveable sign or display, nor temporary or permanent storage of merchandise, shall be located within 20 feet of a street line.
§ 240-129 Fuel storage tanks.
No fuel storage tank shall be located within 20 feet of any lot line.
§ 240-130 Self-service stations.
Self-service gasoline stations shall be allowed by grant of a special permit from the Bellingham Board of Selectmen.
Bellingham City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIX
Motor Vehicle Service Stations
§ 240-123 Conformance required.
Motor vehicle service stations shall be granted a special permit only in conformity with the following:
§ 240-124 Entrances and exits.
No location shall be approved if a vehicular entrance or exit will be so located as to create an unusual hazard. Lanes of entry shall be separated from lanes of egress by not less than 40 feet, shall be clearly distinguished by directional signs or markers, and shall be clearly channeled through use of curbed planting areas or similar devices. Entrances and exits together shall occupy not more than 40% of the lot frontage.
§ 240-125 Relation to pedestrian flow.
No location shall be approved if a vehicular entrance or exit will be so located as to cross a major pedestrian flow, such as on sidewalks servicing churches, schools, recreation areas, or compact retail districts.
§ 240-126 Visibility.
No entrance or exit shall be located within 20 feet of a side lot line, or within 50 feet of the intersection of sidelines of intersecting streets. Egressing vehicles shall have at least 400 feet visibility in each travel direction.
§ 240-127 Off-street spaces.
There shall be at least two additional waiting spaces per filling position.
§ 240-128 Service buildings.
No service building shall be located within 40 feet of a street line, and no pump or other dispensing device, moveable sign or display, nor temporary or permanent storage of merchandise, shall be located within 20 feet of a street line.
§ 240-129 Fuel storage tanks.
No fuel storage tank shall be located within 20 feet of any lot line.
§ 240-130 Self-service stations.
Self-service gasoline stations shall be allowed by grant of a special permit from the Bellingham Board of Selectmen.