No gasoline station shall be operated between the hours of 12:00
midnight and 6:00 a.m. and no automotive repair garage shall be operated
between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. without a written permit
from the Board of License Commissioners; provided, however, that any
gasoline station that was granted permission by the former Board of
Selectmen to be open between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00
a.m. prior to the date of final passage of this chapter may continue
to be open during said hours.
The Board of License Commissioners may from time to time make
reasonable rules and regulations regarding the operation of gasoline
stations, automotive repair garages and motor vehicle towing services.
Each application for the storage of motor vehicles shall be
accompanied by a plot plan, which is an instrument of survey, certified
by a registered professional engineer or land surveyor, detailing
the location of the business and indicating the location and number
of parking spaces for customers, employees, and the storage of motor
vehicles, as well as showing the location of fire lanes, and access
to and egress from the site. Each certified plot plan shall be subject
to the review of the Fire Department, Police Department, Department
of Municipal Licenses and Inspections, Planning and Community Development
Department, and any other Town department or agencies, as determined
by the Board of License Commissioners. The Board of License Commissioners
shall have the discretion to determine the number of vehicles for
which storage may be permitted, based upon the uses of the surrounding
area, traffic, aesthetics, and what is in the best interest of the
Town, provided the storage capacity for each site shall not be greater
than the lesser of the number shown on the certified plot plan, the
number permitted by the requirements of the applicable fire, zoning
and building codes and the recommendations of the aforementioned Town
departments; provided, however, that any gasoline station or automotive
repair garage that was previously granted permission by the former
Board of Selectmen or any other legal entity of the Town to store
more vehicles than determined by the Board of License Commissioners
shall have six months from the date of final passage of this chapter
to present proof of such permission to the Board of License Commissioners,
which shall incorporate such permission into the gasoline station's
or automotive repair garage's written permit.
Whoever violates this chapter or any rule, regulation, or restriction
contained in his/her license shall be subject to a fine of not less
than $50 nor more than $300, and each day that such violation continues
to exist shall be deemed a separate offense.