Woodbine City Zoning Code
§ 26-62.4
Special Requirements for Service and Auto Repair Stations.
[Added 6-16-2022 by Ord. No. 606-2022]
a.
The minimum lot size for service stations shall be 20,000 square feet and the minimum frontage shall be 150 feet.
b.
No service station shall be located within 500 feet of any firehouse, school, playground, church, hospital, public building or institution.
c.
All appliances, pits, storage areas and trash facilities other than gasoline filling pumps or air pumps shall be within a building. Gasoline filling pumps and air pumps shall be permitted within the required front yard space of service stations but shall be no closer than 50 feet to any future street line. All lubrication, repair or similar activities shall be performed in a fully enclosed building and no dismantled parts shall be displayed outside of any enclosed building.
d.
No junked motor vehicle or part thereof, or motor vehicles incapable of normal operation upon the highway, shall be permitted on the premises of any service station. It shall be deemed prima facie evidence of violation of this Chapter if more than three motor vehicles incapable of operation are located at any one time upon any premises not within a closed and roofed building excepting, however, that a number not exceeding six motor vehicles may be located upon any service station premises outside of a closed or roofed building for a period of time not to exceed 30 days and providing that the owners of the motor vehicles are awaiting their repair or disposition. All such vehicles shall be stored in one area, which shall be buffered in accordance with subsection 26-35.1 (Buffers).
e.
Not more than two items (such as motor vehicles, trailers, boats or similar equipment) shall be displayed for sale at any one time as part of a service station.
f.
No parking shall be permitted on unpaved areas.
g.
Auto service stations shall be permitted the following signs:
1.
One freestanding sign advertising the name of the station or garage and the principal products sold on the premises, including any special company or brand name, insignia or emblem, provided that each such sign shall not exceed 35 feet in area on a side and shall be set back 20 feet from street lines and 50 feet from side lot lines and provided further that the sign shall not be less than 10, nor more than 20, feet above the ground.
2.
One temporary sign located inside the property line and specifically advertising special seasonal servicing of automobiles, providing that the sign does not exceed seven square feet in area.
3.
Directional signs or lettering displayed over individual entrance doors or bays and consisting only of the words "washing," "lubrication," "repairs," "mechanic on duty" or other words closely similar in import, provided that there shall not be more than one such sign over each entrance or bay.
4.
Customary lettering or other insignia which are a structural part of a gasoline pump, consisting only of the brand name of a gasoline sold, lead warning sign, a price indicator and any other sign required by law.