Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or references
therein to like or similar uses, the terms of this article shall be
controlling in all matters relative to public garages and gasoline
stations to the extent that the same may conflict with, alter, amend
or duplicate such other provisions or references.
No building or premises shall be used and no building shall
be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be
used as a public garage or gasoline station in any zone district except
B-3, B-3A Business or I-1 Industrial Zones, and subject to the standards
and regulations herein contained.
Standards shall be as follows:
A.
Minimum lot size: 14,000 square feet.
D.
Maximum building height: one story/15 feet.
E.
Maximum building ratio, excluding pump islands: 5%.
F.
Rear yard (open space): 15 feet.
G.
Side yards (open space): 20 feet. On corner lots, only one side yard
is required, on an interior sideline of the lot.
A.
Entrance and exit driveways. Entrance and exit driveways to and from
any lot upon which is located a public garage or gasoline service
station shall have an unrestricted width of not less than 15 feet
nor more than 24 feet, shall be located not nearer than 10 feet from
any lot sideline or 15 feet from street intersections and shall be
so laid out as to avoid the necessity of any vehicle leaving the property
by backing out across any public sidewalk, street, highway, right-of-way
or portion thereof.
B.
Paving. The area of all driveways and other areas over which motor
vehicles are intended to be driven or parked on any lot upon which
is located a public garage or gasoline service station shall be paved
with a bituminous or concrete surface sufficient to meet Borough paving
specifications applicable to streets and roadways.
C.
Fuel pump and tank storage location. Storage facilities for gasoline,
oil or other flammable materials in bulk shall be located wholly underground
and no nearer than 25 feet from any lot line other than any street
sideline. No gasoline pump shall be located or permitted within any
enclosed or semi-enclosed building.
A.
On any premises utilized as a public garage or gasoline station,
which is located adjacent to premises having common street frontage
and utilized for residential purposes, the parking of motor vehicles
shall be prohibited any closer to the street than 35 feet from the
curbline of said street, except as follows:
(1)
Where the average setback line of residential dwellings fronting
on the same street or streets and within 500 feet of the service station
or filling station is less than 35 feet from the curbline of such
street or streets, then the provision of this subsection shall apply
only to the area between such average setback line and the curbline
of such street.
(2)
Motor vehicles of bona fide patrons of said service station
or filling station which have or are about to receive any mechanical
repair, maintenance or other service of the type provided on the premises
in the regular course of the business conducted thereon may be parked
or left standing on any portion of said premises during the regular
business hours of such service station or filling station, but in
no event for any single period in excess of 10 hours within the area
restricted by this provision.
B.
The parking of any commercial vehicle or vehicles on premises utilized
as a motor vehicle service station or gasoline filling station shall
be prohibited during all periods when such stations are not open for
business unless such commercial vehicles are parked entirely within
the confines of a fully enclosed building.
No public garage or gasoline service station shall remain open
for business between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.; provided,
however, that any such service station providing road service or towing
service may engage in the providing of such service in emergencies
during the above restricted hours.
