§ 213-424. Dimension requirements.  


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  • Any parcel within the Gasoline Service Station Overlay District Zone must conform to the following restrictions:
    A. 
    There shall be a front yard along each thoroughfare. There shall be a rear yard, which shall be designated as the yard opposite the major commercial thoroughfare. Each other yard shall be designated a side yard.
    B. 
    There shall be a minimum front yard setback of 15 feet along each front yard, with the exception of canopies, which must be set back a minimum of 10 feet.
    C. 
    There shall be a minimum side yard and rear yard setback of 10 feet for each side yard and each rear yard. However, if the parcel borders a residential district or property employed for residential use, there shall be a minimum side yard or rear yard setback of 25 feet along each such side yard and/or each rear yard.
    D. 
    No building shall be greater than one story or 25 feet in height. No structure shall be greater than 20 feet in height, exclusive of freestanding ground signs to which the provisions of Article XXXIII shall apply.
    E. 
    The principal building shall occupy no more than 15% of the lot. If a secondary use is performed on the site, the principal building shall occupy no more than 25%. There shall be a total building area limit of 30%. However, the area covered by any canopy shall not be included, provided that the canopy covers only the pump islands, product dispensers, fueling positions, kiosk and/or the area between the fueling positions and the principal building.
    F. 
    Fuel tanks shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any building and/or structure, including the product dispensers and pump islands. Fuel tanks shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from any property line and/or any right-of-way.
    G. 
    All product dispensers shall be setback a minimum of 20 feet from any other product dispenser located on parallel pump islands, as well as from the primary building and any building containing any secondary use. Such distance shall be measured from pump island to parallel pump island, and from pump island to the curbing surrounding the building or to the building itself, whichever is nearer. However, product dispensers need only be set back four feet from a kiosk located on the same pump island.
    H. 
    All product dispensers shall be located a minimum of 20 feet from all product dispensers located along the same line of vehicular flow. Such distance shall be measured from center of product dispenser to center of product dispenser.
    I. 
    If kerosene is sold on premises, the service pump dispensing kerosene shall dispense kerosene and/or diesel fuel only.