Missouri City City Zoning Code

A.

Except as provided elsewhere in this section 15D, a gasoline service station may not be erected without first receiving approval for a specific use permit.

B.

Application procedures. Application for a specific use permit for a gasoline service station shall be made to the planning development services department of the city. An application will not be considered until it is complete. A complete application must contain the following:

(1)

An inventory of the applicant's existing gasoline service stations that are either within the city or within one mile of the border thereof, including specific information about the location of each gasoline service station.

(2)

Site plan or plans to scale specifying the location of the proposed gasoline service station, energy source infrastructure, other accessory uses, access, parking, fences, landscaped areas, and adjacent land uses.

(3)

A description of anticipated maintenance needs.

(4)

Any additional information which may be requested by the city to fully evaluate and review the application and the potential impact of a proposed gasoline service station.

(Ord. No. O-25-14, § 4, 8-4-2025; Ord. No. O-26-15, § 5, 5-14-2026)

The following regulations shall apply to gasoline service stations under this section 15D:

(1)

A gasoline service station may be permitted only within 200 feet of the right-of-way lines of intersecting streets.

(2)

Except as provided by this section, a gasoline service station located at an intersection shall establish and maintain a minimum transitional buffer yard of 40 feet. A gasoline service station abutting an open ditch greenspace public right-of-way greater than 20 feet in width from the property line may include such open ditch greenspace in its transitional buffer yard requirement calculation.

(3)

A gasoline service station may be permitted at a maximum of two corners at an intersection of two arterial streets and a maximum of one corner of an intersection with a collector or local street.

(4)

Air pumps and vacuums located on property containing a gas pump shall be located at least 150 feet from a residential property line.

(5)

A gasoline service station must include a building that is at least 10,000 square feet in size. At least 15% of such building space must consist of a non-gasoline service use, such as a restaurant or retail use.

(6)

An applicant for a specific use permit for a gasoline service station that voluntarily agrees to include the following architectural design standards in writing on a form acceptable to the city shall be given priority consideration (not guaranteed approval) for a specific use permit:

(i)

100 percent of exterior walls, excluding windows and doors, shall consist of masonry in addition to meeting the regulations set forth in section 7A; and

(ii)

Canopies designed to match, including color, roof style or parapet form, and exterior finish, the principal building.

(Ord. No. O-25-14, § 4, 8-4-2025; Ord. No. O-26-15, § 5, 5-14-2026)

To the extent there exists any conflict between the provisions of this section and applicable state law, the state law provision shall prevail to the extent of the conflict.

(Ord. No. O-25-14, § 4, 8-4-2025)

An applicant for a gasoline service station site plan review shall pay, at the time of the application, in addition to any other required fees, a gasoline service station site plan review fee, as applicable, in the amount specified in a resolution by the city council adopting a schedule of fees.

(Ord. No. O-25-14, § 4, 8-4-2025)

A gasoline service station operating on August 5, 2025, may continue to operate as a nonconforming structure until the authority to use such structure is terminated in accordance with this Code and state law.

(Ord. No. O-25-14, § 4, 8-4-2025)