Lot Area. The minimum lot area shall be 20,000 square feet.

Lot Frontage. The minimum lot frontage shall be 150 feet. On corners, the frontage requirements shall apply to only one side.

Setbacks. From public streets and property lines, setbacks shall be as follows:

The one-hundred-fifty-foot distance shall be measured between the nearest tangents of the curb returns of the driveways providing access off the same street, regardless of whether such driveways intersect on either side of the same street.

MVOBs shall not be added to any existing property or shopping center of less than 40,000 square feet of retail sales or service floor space unless the entire premises meets the MVOB requirements of this Part.

MVOBs are permitted in shopping centers of more than 40,000 square feet of retail, service and sales space, if the MVOBs meet all requirements of this Part.

In addition to these requirements, Council may require additional curbing, lighting, sidewalks, landscaping and other traffic-control devices to ensure that traffic generated by MVOBs does not impede the orderly flow of traffic or produce unsafe conditions on the premises or adjacent public ways. MVOBs in shopping centers shall use the common access or accesses provided other businesses in the center.

Submission. Applications for a conditional use permit for a MVOB use shall be submitted to the Planning Department at least 15 days before the date of the public meeting at which the Planning Commission will receive and review the application. All information and review fees required by this ordinance shall be submitted with the application and the application shall be accompanied by a development plan as prescribed in Section 305.a.

Council Action. Municipal Council shall receive and consider the application for the MVOB together with the report and recommendation from the Planning Commission at a public meeting to be held within 60 days of receipt of the application. Council shall take action on the conditional use application within 45 days of the last hearing before Council. Council shall hold hearings on and decide the request in accordance with the expressed standards and criteria herein for MVOB Uses. Council may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards, in addition to those expressed in the ordinance, as it may deem necessary to protect the public welfare. When the application is not approved in terms as filed, the decision shall specify the defects found in the application which have not been met and shall cite the provisions of the ordinance relied upon. A written notice of Council's action shall be mailed to the applicant by the Borough Secretary not later than the day following the decision.

Termination of the Conditional Use Permit. When the conditional use permit is authorized by Council, continuation of such use shall be dependent upon meeting the expressed terms of the permit and the ordinance. In the event of non-compliance, the conditional use permit shall be suspended until such time the use is again compliant.

Modification and Transfer of the Conditional Use Permit. The conditional use permit may be modified only by action of the Municipal Council subject to a new public hearing and review. Transfer of the permit to a new owner or operator is allowed without hearing and shall not constitute modification provided that compliance is maintained with the terms of the original approval.

Building and Structure Compatibility. All proposed MVOB buildings and structures shall be designed and planned to take advantage of and be compatible with natural features of the site and area, and shall not be in conflict with the character of existing structures in areas where a definite pattern or style has been established.

Drainage. All sites shall provide for proper stormwater management, in accordance with Chapter XIV, Section 201, et. seq., of this Codification.

Ingress and Egress. MVOBs adjacent to or integrated in a shopping center or cluster of commercial facilities shall use the common access with other business establishments in that center.

Screening. MVOBs shall be screened from abutting residential districts or from residential uses in C zones on the ground floor by a solid masonry or board wall fence of acceptable design six feet in height; or by a tight, sight-obscuring evergreen hedge, shrub or tree border. No residential screening fence shall be located so it will obstruct safe traffic vision, and no screening fence shall have advertising thereon.

MVOBs shall be screened from abutting public sidewalks and streets by a solid decorative wall, fence, hedge or shrub border three feet high to prevent improper and unsafe access to the site. The wall, fence, hedge or shrub border shall extend along the entire length of the property lines to within 15 feet to driveways or intersections where it shall be reduced to two feet high.

Underground Utilities. All utility lines on the site shall be installed underground.

Limitations. Gasoline service stations shall be limited to two service islands and three gasoline pumps per island for the minimum size lot. One service bay and three pumps may be added for each 1,000 square feet of site area exceeding the minimum.

A development plan for an MVOB shall be submitted, pursuant to Section 305 of this chapter.

Activity. All servicing and activities, with the exception of those specified in this ordinance, shall be conducted outside of public rights-of-way and within an enclosed building or within an area specified on the site plan for outdoor eating.

Signs. All signs on the site shall conform with sign regulations adopted by Council.

Landscaping. All landscaping plant materials shall be kept alive and in excellent condition. Landscaped areas shall not be used for the purpose of storing vehicles, trailers or other equipment.

Storage.

Rental Vehicles. When the rental of equipment, automobiles, trucks or trailers is to be conducted on an MVOB site, additional land area and paved area shall be provided in addition to the driveway, parking area and landscape areas required by this ordinance for a normal MVOB operation. An additional 1,000 square feet of site area shall be provided for each five rental units. No parking of rental units shall be permitted on landscaped areas or driveways.

Vehicular Areas. All hydraulic hoists, pits, lubrication, washing, repair and service not of an emergency nature or unusual short-term minor work shall be conducted entirely within a building.

Other Conditions. The Planning Commission may recommend, and municipal Council may require, provisions for other conditions which will tend to eliminate or reduce public nuisances caused by noise, heat, odors, smoke, dust, vibration, glare, flooding, and traffic congestion, and promote the purposes of Part A of this chapter.

Whenever an MVOB is located adjacent to a residential district or residential use on the ground floor in C districts, appropriate screening, provided in Section 2208.d of this chapter, shall be complied with.

All exterior lighting shall be brought into conformity with the lighting requirements of Part K of this chapter.

All inoperative or unregistered motor vehicles shall be removed in accordance with the requirements of Section 2209.c(5) of this chapter.

All trash storage areas shall be made to conform with the requirements of Section 2209.c(3) of this chapter.

All storage of merchandise for sale, including vending machines, shall be made to conform with the requirements of Section 2209.c(2) of this chapter.