Conditional uses as enumerated in Schedule I (§
205-40) are permitted, provided that such uses shall be found by the Board to comply with the following requirements and other applicable requirements as set forth in this chapter.
A. The use is a permitted conditional use as set forth
in Schedule I hereof.
B. The use is so designed, located and proposed to be
operated that the public health, safety, welfare and convenience will
be protected.
C. The use will not cause substantial injury to the value
of other property in the neighborhood where it is to be located.
D. The use will be compatible with adjoining development
and the proposed character of the zone district where it is to be
located.
E. Adequate landscaping and screening is provided as
required herein.
F. Adequate off-street parking and loading is provided
and ingress and egress is so designed as to cause minimum interference
with traffic on abutting streets.
G. The use conforms with all applicable bulk regulations
governing the district where located. Where the conditional use standards
differ from other applicable requirements, the conditional use requirements
shall apply.
All gasoline stations shall comply with the
following requirements:
A. Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be 10,000
square feet.
B. Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width shall be
100 feet.
C. Location of exits and entrances. No gasoline station
shall have an entrance or exit for vehicles within 400 feet of a street
on which is located a school, public playground, church, hospital
or another gasoline station, except where such property is in another
block or street on which the zone lot does not abut. Such access shall
not be closer to the intersection of any two street lot lines than
50 feet.
D. Outdoor storage areas and landscaping requirements. All outdoor storage facilities shall be enclosed by a fence or a wall or other suitable visible screen adequate to control such facilities and the contents thereof from adjacent property. All gasoline stations adjacent to or abutting a residential district shall also provide suitable screening in conformance with §
205-88.
E. Location of oil drainage pits and hydraulic lifts.
No outdoor hydraulic or mechanical lifts or oil drainage or mechanical
pits shall be permitted.
F. Location of gasoline pumps. No gasoline pumps shall
be nearer than 15 feet to any street right-of-way line and no closer
than 30 feet to any lot line.
G. The sale of any vehicles or used cars shall be prohibited.
H. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in this subsection, no motor vehicles or automobiles so in need of
repair as not to be readily operable under their own power or which
require substantial repair or which are not licensed or which cannot
reasonably be used for transportation shall be permitted on any lot
containing or used in connection with a gasoline station for more
than 90 days from the date when such motor vehicle was first parked,
left standing or otherwise placed upon said property.
I. Gasoline service stations and public garages shall
be permitted to display only the following signs:
(1) One temporary sign, located inside the property line,
specifically advertising special or seasonal servicing of motor vehicles,
provided that the area of each side of such sign shall not exceed
seven square feet.
(2) One nonmoving, freestanding or pylon sign advertising
the name of the station or garage and/or the principal products sold,
including any special company or brand name, insignia or emblem and
price information provided that the area of each side of such sign
shall not exceed 20 square feet, and provided further that such sign
shall not be located nearer than five feet to any property line nor
less than seven feet or more than 15 feet above ground level.
(3) Additional signs or lettering displayed over individual
entrance doors or bays are permitted provided that there shall not
be more than one such sign with a maximum area of six square feet
and lettering not exceeding a height of 12 inches over each entrance
or bay.
(4) Customary lettering or other insignia which are an
integral part of a fuel pump or canopy and consisting only of a fuel
name, price indicator and any other sign or signs as required by law.
The aggregate area of such sign shall not exceed three square feet
on each pump.
All automatic car washing establishments shall
comply with the following requirements:
A. Minimum area requirements.
(1) Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width: 75 feet.
(3) Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
B. Minimum yard requirements.
(2) Side yard: One side yard shall be 25 feet and both
shall be 45 feet.
C. Location. Such establishments shall not be located
closer than 200 feet to any residential district.
D. Off-street parking. Such establishments shall provide
a reservoir parking area equal in number to five times the maximum
capacity of the laundry for automobiles awaiting entrance to said
premises and 1 1/2 times the maximum capacity of the laundry
for automobiles beyond the exit end of the washing equipment, so situated
as to be usable for the hand finishing of the washing process and
which shall be no closer than 30 feet to any street right-of-way line.
The maximum capacity in this instance shall mean the greatest number
possible of automobiles undergoing some phase of laundering at the
same time, which shall be determined by dividing the length of each
washing line by 20 feet.
E. Performance standards. Such establishments shall comply in all respects to the performance standards established in §
205-84.
All outdoor recreation facilities shall comply
with the following regulations:
A. Minimum lot acres: two acres.
B. Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
C. Minimum lot depth: 200 feet.
D. Minimum building setback: 50 feet.
E. Unenclosed recreational facilities shall be located not less than 50 feet from any property line, except where greater distances are otherwise required herein, and shall be effectively screened from adjoining residential uses in accordance with the provisions in §
205-88.
F. Retail sales which are clearly secondary to the principal
use are permitted.
G. No public address system shall be permitted except
where such system is inaudible at any property line.
H. Illuminated signs and other lights shall be directed
away or shielded from adjoining residential properties in such a way
as not to disturb the occupants thereof.
I. All such facilities shall provide suitable off-street parking facilities in conformance with §
205-70.
Home occupations shall comply with the following
requirements:
A. Such uses shall be subject to site plan review and
approval.
B. The Board may impose reasonable requirements on the
use including, but not limited to, off-street parking, landscaping,
screening and buffering, depending on the nature of the use and surrounding
uses.
C. Not more than one person in addition to members of
the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation.
D. The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and
subordinate to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes. The
maximum area devoted to the home occupation shall be limited to not
more than 25% of the gross floor area of the principal building, not
including the cellar, or 300 square feet, whichever is smaller.
E. There shall be no external evidence of the home occupation
other than a small sign having dimensions of not more than six by
18 inches.
F. Goods, chattels, materials, supplies or items of any
kind delivered either to or from the premises in connection with a
home occupation shall take place in noncommercial registered vehicles
or typical delivery vans with a maximum length of 20 feet.
G. No retail sales shall be conducted on the site.
Satellite dishes, as defined in §
205-6 of this chapter, are permitted accessory uses in any zone, subject to the following standards:
A. A dish larger than three feet in diameter or seven
square feet in area, but not exceeding eight feet in diameter or 50
square feet in area; must:
(1) Be installed on the ground in a rear yard, subject
to the side and rear yard setback provisions of the district wherein
it is located.
(2) Be securely anchored to a concrete pad.
(3) Have an open mesh surface and be painted a color to
blend with its surroundings.
(4) Have all wires to and from the dish placed underground.
(5) Have the surrounding area suitably landscaped.
(6) Not have the lowest portion of the dish higher than
two feet from the ground. Said two feet shall be measured with the
dish in a vertical position.
B. Only one dish shall be permitted for each individual
lot, and its use shall be for the sole use of that lot.