§ 22.30.130. Automobile Service Stations and Gas Stations.

Gas stations, and vehicle fuel sales businesses with incidental service facilities shall comply with the following standards.

A.

Location criteria.

1.

Location adjacent to RSF prohibited. No new gas station shall be located adjacent to a lot in the Residential Single-Family land use category.

2.

Access. An automobile service station shall be approved only at locations which meet the following standards for street access:

a.

At any intersection where at least one intersecting street is a collector or arterial; or

b.

Between intersections on an arterial, provided that such location is at least 1,000 feet from any intersection with another arterial; or

c.

Within a shopping center or industrial park, when vehicle access to the service station is only from within the shopping center or industrial park and not directly from a public street, except as provided by Subsections A.2.a and A.2.b.

B.

Minimum site area. 15,000 square feet, with minimum dimensions of 125 feet on all street frontages.

C.

Site design criteria. The following standards apply to gas stations in addition to the other applicable standards of this Title.

1.

Setbacks.

a.

Pump islands. 18 feet from any street right-of-way.

b.

Buildings. 10 feet from any street right-of-way.

c.

Adjacent to multi-family use. A 10-foot landscaped setback shall be provided along the total length of any property line abutting a multi-family residential use.

2.

Access driveways. Driveways providing access to service station sites shall be a minimum width of 30 feet, and shall no closer than 20 feet from the nearest curb line of any intersecting street.

3.

Parking requirement. One space, plus two spaces per service bay.

4.

Landscaping. A landscaping strip with a minimum width of five feet shall be located adjacent to all street frontages, exclusive of driveway areas. The total area of landscaping shall be a minimum of 20 percent of the total site area.

5.

Signing. Service station signing is allowed as follows.

a.

Total area. The total area of all signs on an automobile service station site shall not exceed one square foot per two feet of public street frontage on the site, up to a maximum of 125 square feet. Signs measured include but are not limited to all freestanding signs and all wall-mounted signs.

b.

Freestanding signs. Freestanding signs are permitted, provided that there shall not be more than one pole sign on each service station site, nor more than two monument signs. Freestanding signs may be up to 20 feet in height, not to exceed the height of the building. The total area of all freestanding signs shall not exceed 60 square feet.

c.

Price signs. One price sign is allowed for each site frontage, not to exceed 12 square feet.

d.

Service signs. Signs indicating whether pump islands are "Full Service" or "Self Service" are permitted, provided that there are not to be more than two such signs for each pump island, do not project beyond the edge of the pump island curb, and do not exceed four square feet in area.

e.

Freeway identification signs. See Chapter 22.20

D.

Repair activities. All areas set aside for repair activities allowed by Section 22.06.030, Table 2-2 in conjunction with a service station shall be entirely within a building.

[Amended 1992, Ord. 2553] [22.08.202]