[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of
Webster 9-13-1982 by L.L. No. 7-1982. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 175.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "Gasoline Service
Stations and Motor Vehicle Repair Shops."
The Village Board of the Village of Webster hereby recognizes
that gasoline stations in their operation can present special hazards
to the public safety and welfare of the Village of Webster. Therefore,
this chapter is enacted in order to protect the public health, safety
and welfare by regulating the existing gas stations.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any building, structure or lot which is used for the repair,
maintenance or equipping of automobiles.
A building, structure or tract of land used for the storage
and sale of gasoline, motor fuels, lubricants, accessories, supplies
and any other materials related to the maintenance or equipment of
automobiles or in which repairs, adjustments, maintenance or equipping
of automobiles is conducted. The term shall include, without limitation,
the rendering of the following services: fueling, changing oil, water,
batteries or tires; replacing fan belts, air filters or oil filters;
installing windshield wiper blades or light bulbs. The term shall
not include any such establishment which renders such services or
stores such materials for a single commercial or industrial establishment
rather than offering such services and materials to the public.
Repair work which does not consist of fueling; changing oil,
water, batteries or tires; replacing fan belts, oil filters or air
filters; installing windshield wiper blades or light bulbs; or such
other minor repair and servicing functions as are prescribed by the
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles under the Motor Vehicle Repair Shop
Registration Act, Article 12-A of the State of New York Vehicle and
Traffic Law, or any similar statute.
The following standards shall apply to all gasoline service
stations and commercial garages located within the Village of Webster:
A.
No
major repair work shall be conducted outside of the structure.
B.
All
automobile parts and similar articles shall be stored within the structure.
C.
No
more than four dismantled vehicles, vehicles under repair, vehicles
awaiting repair, or repaired vehicles awaiting pickup shall at any
one time be left in the area between the building line or front wall
of the building and the front property line for a period exceeding
30 days. Vehicles may be stored in the side yard of a service station
while awaiting repair or while under repair for a period not to exceed
four months. This includes vehicles that are not currently registered.
In case of a service station on a corner lot, the side yard is that
area between the front line of the building and the side and rear
lot lines.
[Amended 12-28-2006 by L.L. No. 2-2006]
D.
The
site shall be maintained so that vehicles using the station shall
not obstruct or become a hazard to users of the public sidewalks or
highways on which the station or garage fronts.
All gasoline service stations and commercial garages in the
Village of Webster shall comply with the foregoing standards by November
1, 1982.
A.
Any
Town Justice of the Town of Webster shall have jurisdiction to hear
all signed complaints filed as hereinafter provided and all actions
and proceedings hereunder and of all prosecutions for the violation
of this chapter. Upon receipt by the Town Justice of any complaint
regarding noncompliance with any section of this chapter, the Town
Justice shall summon the alleged owner or operator to appear in person
before the Town Justice. If the summons is disregarded, the Town Justice
may permit the filing of an information and issue a warrant for the
arrest of such owner or operator.
B.
Any
person who observes the owner or operator of a gasoline service station
or commercial garage violating any section of this chapter may file
a signed complaint, under oath, with a Town Justice of the Town of
Webster, specifying the objectionable conduct.
[Added 10-12-1982 by L.L. No. 9-1982; amended 6-9-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
Violation of any provision of this chapter by any owner or lessee
or other person shall constitute an offense, and each day's violation
shall be deemed a separate offense punishable by a fine not exceeding
$250 or imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both.
