(A) Any
activity directly related to the sale and/or dispensing of gasoline,
other motor fuels, oil, air filters, wiper blades, compressed air,
radiator coolant, water and similar minor accessories and services
may be performed outdoors at a service station.
(B) Any
activity related to engine tune-ups, oil changes, lubrication, battery
or muffler installation, tire changes, wheel alignment or balancing,
and similar repairs and services shall be conducted only within a
fully enclosed building, except where specifically permitted as an
outdoor activity.
(C) Body
and fender repair, painting, dismantling and similar work to vehicles
shall not be conducted at a service station. Storage of disassembled
vehicles and of vehicles inoperative for periods longer than three
days (weekends excluded) is prohibited.
(D) The
sale of merchandise directly related to the needs of a motorist, including,
but not limited to, oil, sunglasses, maps and such products as soft
drinks and cigarettes dispensed by vending machines, may be conducted
within the premises of a service station.
(E) The
conversion, alteration, or development of a service station to permit
a different or additional use on the premises, or to eliminate the
sale of gasoline, shall be subject to prior Special Use Permit approval
as specified in Article 25 of this Chapter. Such uses include, but
are not limited to, automated car wash uses, convenience markets,
restaurants, and the sale of other merchandise not directly related
to the servicing of vehicles.
(Ord. 2346 7-3-79; Ord. 87-7 5-19-87; Ord. 02-36 1-7-03)
(A) If the
gasoline pumps are removed from a service station for a continuous
period of six months, the sale of gasoline shall be deemed to be an
abandoned use of the property and any canopy structures used to cover
the gasoline pumps, and other objects related to the gasoline pumps,
any raised concrete islands used to support the gasoline pumps, and
other objects related to the gasoline pumps, shall be removed. Conversion
of the site to another use shall comply with the requirements for
a Special Use Permit as specified in Article 25 of this Chapter.
(B) If the
use of a service station facility for any permitted activity ceases
for a continuous period of one year, the service station shall be
deemed to be abandoned and all structures and other improvements shall
be removed from the site. If, during this period of one year, the
premises are left unsecured and unmaintained so that the premises
are subject to vandalism, damage, accumulation of garbage, and/or
the storage or abandonment of vehicles, the service station shall
be deemed to be abandoned and all structures and other improvements
shall be removed.
(Ord. 2119 9-1-72; Ord. 2346 7-3-79; Ord. 87-7 5-19-87)
All service stations hereinafter constructed or structurally
altered shall meet and conform to the following development standards:
(1) All
planters and trash area enclosures shall be constructed of the same
or similar materials as the building; and the colors of all walls,
planters and trash areas shall be the same as colors of the building.
(2) All
service stations shall maintain an enclosed trash area. Said area
shall be within a main structure or enclosed by a wall five feet in
height.
(3) Service
stations shall be separated from adjacent property by a masonry wall
of not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height. If the
location of the ingress and egress areas of the site may hinder or
obstruct vehicular visibility to and from the subject site, the Planning
Commission may allow the wall to be reduced to a minimum of three
feet in height for a maximum distance of eighteen feet from the street
frontage property line.
(4) All
lube bays and wash racks shall take vehicular access from an interior
side or the rear of the building except when side or rear openings
face a property line abutting residentially zoned property or are
separated from residentially zoned property by an alley.
(5) Except
as otherwise permitted, outside storage of new or used merchandise
shall not be permitted.
(6) Coin-operated
vending machines may be permitted inside or outside of the building.
(7) Storage
and display of trailers for lease, hire, or rent shall be permitted
outside of the building within a parking space provided, in addition
to those parking spaces required by Article 19 of this Chapter.
All trailer hitches and other equipment shall be stored within
a cabinet, bin, or similarly enclosed structure.
(8) Uses
which do not conflict with the operation of the service station or
the use of required parking spaces, if not detrimental to surrounding
property, may be permitted if approved as provided for approval of
adjustments in Article 26.1 of this Chapter.
(9) The
site shall be landscaped and all landscaped areas shall be provided
with a permanent irrigation system.
(10) Existing service station remodeling or reconstruction shall not reduce
the size of the original service station site, except that a service
station site larger than twenty thousand square feet may be reduced
to not less than twenty thousand square feet of land area.
(11) New service station sites shall contain not less than twenty thousand
square feet of land.
(Ord. 2396 5-5-81; Ord. 87-7 5-19-87; Ord. 87-15 6-30-87; Ord. 02-36 1-7-03)
All automated car washing facilities authorized by this Chapter
shall comply with the applicable development standards of the zone
in which it is located as well as the following automated car wash
standards. When car wash standards and any other applicable Inglewood
Municipal Code regulations are different, the more restrictive standards/regulations
shall apply. All automated car wash uses developed on service station
sites shall meet and conform to the following standards:
(a) Setbacks.
No automated car wash building or structure shall be located within
twenty-five feet of any public street right-of-way or within twenty-five
feet of a residentially-zoned or developed property.
(b) Walls.
Other than along a street frontage, an automated car wash facility
shall be separated from an adjacent property by a masonry wall of
not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height. If the location
of the ingress and egress areas of the site may hinder or obstruct
vehicular visibility to and from the subject site, the Planning Commission
may allow the wall to be reduced to a minimum of three feet in height
for a maximum distance of eighteen feet from the street frontage property
line. Materials, texture, colors, and design of all walls shall be
compatible with the design of the principal structures on the subject
site.
(c) Queuing
of Vehicles. An on-site queuing plan shall be approved by the City
of Inglewood. Traffic circulation shall be designed to ensure efficient
circulation on and off the subject site and ensure that the car wash
will not obstruct the use of the service station gasoline dispensers,
drive aisles, back-up areas, or parking spaces. Furthermore, vehicles
should not queue onto a public street, alley or driveway.
(d) Landscaping.
Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with the applicable Sections
of Chapter 12 of the Inglewood Municipal Code. All street trees shall
be preserved or replaced as required by the City, and driveways and
vehicle approaches shall be designed to prevent the removal of any
existing street trees.
(e) Water
Recycling. Recycling of water used for vehicle washing shall be maximized.
The use of recycling water systems and the disposal of water fluids
and solids shall comply with applicable state and Federal guidelines/standards
and must be approved by the Inglewood Department a Public Works.
(f) Air
Quality. All mechanical ventilating equipment shall be directed to
exhaust vents and cannot face adjacent residential properties. Exhaust
systems shall be equipped with appropriate control systems to minimize
or eliminate noxious pollutants that may impact ambient air quality
and must adhere to all applicable local, state and Federal air quality
standards.
(g) Noise.
All uses at the subject site must comply with the City's Noise Ordinance.
(h) Outdoor
Loudspeakers. There shall be no outdoor loudspeakers or public address
systems allowed at the subject automated car wash sites.
(i) Aesthetics.
The automated car wash building must be aesthetically compatible with
the buildings on site and in the surrounding neighborhood.
(j) Facility
size. No automated car wash building can exceed twenty feet in width,
fifty feet in depth, and twenty-five feet in height.
(k) Manual
labor. Manual labor is not allowed in connection with the car wash
use.
(Ord. 02-36 1-7-03)