Entrance or exit driveways shall be located at least 20 feet from any side or rear lot lines. Such driveways shall be laid out so as to avoid the necessity of any vehicle backing across any right-of-way.
All fuel, oil, gasoline or similar substances shall be stored underground at least 35 feet from any lot line, and tanks shall be installed and maintained in accordance with all federal, state and local standards. Vents must be at least 25 feet from any lot line.
Each site shall have a buffer zone on each lot line not abutting a street, planted with at least a double row of conifer trees, at least eight feet high, on six-foot centers. Plantings shall be properly bedded when planted and thereafter maintained and fertilized to assure long life and growth and replaced when dead.
No outside storage, product display or sale shall be allowed, except for such products that are required by law to be kept outside (for instance, propane tanks).
Lighting shall be dark sky compliant and all lighting shall be designed to limit the potential impacts of site lighting on neighboring lands and highways.
No accessory structure shall be closer than 30 feet to any boundary of a residential district boundary line as measured from the nearest property line. This provision shall supersede the application of § 285-25A.
All vehicle sales shall require a principal building of at least 1,000 square feet of gross floor area located on the lot and which shall be associated with the business, serviced with water and sewer utilities, and include restroom facilities.
An outdoor vehicle sales area shall be surfaced with an asphalt, permeable pavement or Portland cement pavement providing an all-weather, durable, and dustless surface and shall be graded and drained to dispose of surface water accumulation by means of a positive stormwater drainage system.
Vehicle parking shall be subject to the off-street parking requirements set forth in § 285-33, plus vehicle sales area storage equal to one parking space per vehicle.
All storage shall be within the principal building, with the exception of refuse and trash, which shall be stored in closed containers and in an area screened from view at all points on any public or private property or street when viewed from six feet above ground level.
Screening shall be provided along all lot lines abutting or adjacent to a residential district to block any view of business operations, displayed vehicles and stored material and equipment in accordance with § 285-28.
All site lighting shall be shielded and shall be designed and located such that the maximum illumination measured at a property line does not exceed 0.2 footcandle on adjacent residential property and 0.5 footcandle on other adjacent property. Any light fixture within 50 feet of any residential district shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
Each entity engaging in vehicle sales shall, at all times, maintain a valid New York State motor vehicle dealer's license permitting vehicle sales operations on the premises.
Onondaga City Zoning Code
§ 285-26
Special requirements for highway vehicle service stations, convenience stores with fuel service, and vehicle sales.
[Amended 4-3-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017; 9-19-2022 by L.L. No. 5-2022]
Entrance or exit driveways shall be located at least 20 feet from any side or rear lot lines. Such driveways shall be laid out so as to avoid the necessity of any vehicle backing across any right-of-way.
All fuel, oil, gasoline or similar substances shall be stored underground at least 35 feet from any lot line, and tanks shall be installed and maintained in accordance with all federal, state and local standards. Vents must be at least 25 feet from any lot line.
Each site shall have a buffer zone on each lot line not abutting a street, planted with at least a double row of conifer trees, at least eight feet high, on six-foot centers. Plantings shall be properly bedded when planted and thereafter maintained and fertilized to assure long life and growth and replaced when dead.
No outside storage, product display or sale shall be allowed, except for such products that are required by law to be kept outside (for instance, propane tanks).
Lighting shall be dark sky compliant and all lighting shall be designed to limit the potential impacts of site lighting on neighboring lands and highways.
No accessory structure shall be closer than 30 feet to any boundary of a residential district boundary line as measured from the nearest property line. This provision shall supersede the application of § 285-25A.
All vehicle sales shall require a principal building of at least 1,000 square feet of gross floor area located on the lot and which shall be associated with the business, serviced with water and sewer utilities, and include restroom facilities.
An outdoor vehicle sales area shall be surfaced with an asphalt, permeable pavement or Portland cement pavement providing an all-weather, durable, and dustless surface and shall be graded and drained to dispose of surface water accumulation by means of a positive stormwater drainage system.
Vehicle parking shall be subject to the off-street parking requirements set forth in § 285-33, plus vehicle sales area storage equal to one parking space per vehicle.
All storage shall be within the principal building, with the exception of refuse and trash, which shall be stored in closed containers and in an area screened from view at all points on any public or private property or street when viewed from six feet above ground level.
Screening shall be provided along all lot lines abutting or adjacent to a residential district to block any view of business operations, displayed vehicles and stored material and equipment in accordance with § 285-28.
All site lighting shall be shielded and shall be designed and located such that the maximum illumination measured at a property line does not exceed 0.2 footcandle on adjacent residential property and 0.5 footcandle on other adjacent property. Any light fixture within 50 feet of any residential district shall not exceed 15 feet in height.
Each entity engaging in vehicle sales shall, at all times, maintain a valid New York State motor vehicle dealer's license permitting vehicle sales operations on the premises.