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Fair Haven City Zoning Code

§ 30-6.5

Motor Vehicle Service Stations and Motor Vehicle Repair Garages.

[2002 Code § 16.24.050]
Motor vehicle service stations and/or motor vehicle repair garages may be permitted as a conditional use in those zones specified provided that the use and/or structures shall adhere to the minimum standards of the particular zone and the following:
a. 
This site plan shall show the number and location of fuel tanks to be installed, the dimensions and capacity of each storage tank, the depth the tanks will be placed below the ground, the number and location of pumps, wash racks, lubrication bays, air hoses and any other similar equipment to be installed, the type of structure and accessory buildings to be constructed, and the number of automobiles which are to be garaged.
b. 
Motor vehicle service stations and/or motor vehicle repair garages shall be located on a corner lot having an area of not less than 20,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of 150 feet on one street. If the lot requirements for the zone are greater, they shall take precedence. No building shall be constructed closer than 50 fee to any street line or closer than 25 feet to any lot line. Where a filing station or public garage abuts a residential zone along a side or rear property line, the side or rear yard setback for the filling station or public garage shall be increased from 25 feet to 50 feet and at twenty-five-foot width planting screen approved by the Planning Board shall be provided along the entire side or rear property line.
c. 
No motor vehicle service station and/or motor vehicle repair garages shall be located within 500 feet of any public entrance to a church, school, library, fire station, park, playground, charitable institution, or place of public assemblage. The distance shall be measured in a straight line along the center line of streets forming the shortest route from a point opposite the nearest boundary from the public entrance to a point opposite the nearest boundary of the service station lot.
d. 
Driveways shall cross the sidewalks at right angles at any point thereof. Driveways shall be at least 25 feet from any side lot line and at least 40 feet from the intersection of street lines.
e. 
All fuel pumps, air hoses and any other equipment used in servicing cars shall be located at least 35 feet from all street lines and 25 feet from other lot lines. Any canopy erected over the pump islands shall be set back at least 10 feet from all lot lines, except along a side or rear property line adjacent to a residential use or a residential zone, the canopy shall be set back 50 feet from such line and a twenty-five-foot width planting screen shall be provided along such line.
f. 
No vehicle shall be permitted to be standing or parked on the premises of a motor vehicle service station and/or motor vehicle repair garages other than those used by the employees in the indirect or direct operation of the establishment, except for the following: no more than 10 during working hours and no more than six overnight. Overnight outdoor storage of more than six vehicles shall be prohibited.
g. 
All fuel tanks shall be installed underground.
h. 
No outdoor oil drainage pits or hydraulic lifts shall be permitted.
i. 
Any repair, lubrication or other similar services to motor vehicles shall be performed in a fully enclosed building. No parts or partially dismantled motor vehicle may be stored out-of-doors.
j. 
Coin operated service stations are not permitted.
k. 
No auto body work shall be permitted.
l. 
Illumination shall be such that no direct glare from the lights shall fall upon adjoining streets or properties.
m. 
Sale of new or used cars is prohibited.
n. 
Accessory goods for sale may be displayed on the pump islands and the building island only. The outside storage of oil cans and/or antifreeze and similar products may be displayed on the respective islands, if provided for in a suitable metal stand or rack. No other outdoor sales are permitted and the service station shall not be operated as or in conjunction with a mini-mart or convenience store.
o. 
The Municipal Agency shall determine that the planning of the lot is property suited to the area and in connection therewith may require adequate buffers of foliage or screen fencing, if necessary, to protect surrounding properties from any lights or noises that may be generated from the property.
p. 
Signs shall conform to the requirements of the Borough sign regulations.
q. 
The Municipal Agency shall determine that the design of the service station satisfies the building design requirements of subsection 30-8.2 of this chapter.