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Union Beach City Zoning Code

§ 13-9.9

Motor Vehicle Service Stations.

Motor vehicle service stations 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. 
The 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 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 shall have a lot area of not less than 20,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of 125 feet on one street. If the lot requirements for the zone are greater, they shall take precedent.
c. 
No motor vehicle service station shall be located within 500 feet of any public entrance to a church, school, library, hospital, fire station, park, playground, charitable institution, or place of public assemblage. The distance shall be measured in a straight line along the centerline of streets forming the shortest route from a point opposite the nearest boundary from said public entrance to a point opposite the nearest boundary of the service station lot.
d. 
All fuel pumps shall be located at least 35 feet from all street lines and property lines.
e. 
No vehicle shall be permitted to be standing or parked on the premises of a motor vehicle service station other than those used by the employees in the indirect or direct operation of the establishment, except for the following: no more than five during working hours and no more than three overnight. Overnight outdoor storage of more than three vehicles shall be prohibited.
f. 
All fuel tanks shall be installed underground.
g. 
No outdoor oil drainage pits or hydraulic lifts shall be permitted.
h. 
Any repair of motor vehicles shall be performed in a fully enclosed building. No parts or partially dismantled motor vehicle may be stored out-of-doors.
i. 
Coin operated service stations are not permitted.
j. 
No auto body work shall be permitted.
k. 
Illumination shall be such that no direct glare from the lights shall fall upon adjoining streets or properties.
l. 
Sale of new or used cars is prohibited.
m. 
Accessory goods for sale may be displayed on the pump islands and the building island only. The outside storage of oil cans and/or anti-freeze and similar products may be displayed on the respective islands, if provided for in a suitable metal stand or rack.
n. 
The maximum lot coverage shall be 10% of the lot area.
o. 
The minimum unoccupied open space shall be 30% of the lot area.