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East Windsor City Zoning Code

§ 20-16.3

Conditional Uses.

a. 
Houses of worship on lots of two acres or larger with a minimum of one parking space for each three seats, with the parking areas located in the side or rear yard only and adequately buffered from adjoining residential properties.
b. 
Automobile service stations with a minimum lot area of 30,000 square feet, a minimum lot frontage of 250 feet, a minimum building setback of 75 feet from the street line, a minimum side and rear yard of 40 feet, and a maximum improvement coverage of 80%. The fuel dispensers shall be located a minimum of 20 feet from the street line and 35 feet from any side or rear lot line. Driveways shall not be wider than 30 feet, and must be at least five feet from any side lot line and a sufficient distance from a street intersection to assure the safe and efficient movement of traffic. The entire area of a site traversed by motor vehicles shall be paved and drained in a manner approved by the Planning Board. All precautions shall be taken to prevent gasoline, oil, and other petroleum products from entering any storm drain. A minimum 15 foot wide strip across all unpaved street frontages and property lines shall be landscaped as set forth in the Technical Standards. Appropriate and visually effective planting buffer screens shall be provided alongside and rear property lines which abut private property in residential use or zoned for such use. Any repair of motor vehicles is permitted in a fully enclosed building. No motor vehicle shall be displayed for sale on the site, and no motor vehicle shall be stored on the site for a period of longer than 90 days.
A canopy shall be permitted as a separate accessory structure or as an attachment to the principal building. The height of the canopy shall be no greater than 18 feet, and the canopy shall provide a minimum clearance of 14 feet six inches. The length and width of the canopy shall be no longer than that necessary to provide shelter to the vehicles receiving service at the pump islands. The canopy may be extended to the building from the pump islands, with no greater canopy mass permitted than that which is required to provide shelter between the pump islands and the building. Roof drains shall be provided and no canopy shall be approved which allows direct runoff of stormwater from the edge of the canopy. Lighting shall be permitted under the canopy provided the light source is not visible from the street or adjoining properties, and provided further that the lighting is directed downward to provide illumination of the fuel dispensing area under the canopy.
c. 
Motor vehicle sales and other uses having as their primary function the sale or rental of retail goods displayed outdoors, provided no goods shall be displayed, stored or sold within 50 feet of a front lot line. No goods shall be displayed in a manner which will impede access by fire-fighting or other emergency equipment to any structure or other goods on the premises. No goods shall be displayed, stored or sold within 20 feet of a rear or side lot line. A landscape strip or a landscape buffer at least 15 feet wide shall be provided along each lot line.
d. 
Carwash establishments shall be permitted provided all washing activities are conducted within a fully enclosed building. All vehicle entrances to the building shall be from the rear or side of the building and all parked and waiting vehicles shall be accommodated on the lot. All of the area, yard, building coverage and height requirements of the HC district shall be met.
e. 
Auto body shops and other automotive repair shops which do not sell gasoline shall be permitted provided all repair activities are conducted within a fully enclosed building. Any motor vehicle awaiting repair may be located on the premises provided that said vehicle is located in the rear or side yard and is screened from view such that no stored vehicle is visible from the front of the premises or from any adjacent premises. No motor vehicle shall be displayed for sale on the site. No motor vehicle shall be stored on the site for a period longer than 90 days. All of the area, yard, building coverage and height requirements of the HC district shall be met.