§ 331-100. Motor vehicle filling stations and service stations.

The Planning Board may approve a special permit for motor vehicle filling and service stations, provided the following standards and conditions are met:

A. 

The minimum lot frontage along a public street shall be 150 feet with a lot depth of no less than 100 feet.

B. 

All repair work and servicing, except for the sale of fuel, shall be performed within a fully enclosed building.

C. 

A minimum of three tandem parking or queuing spaces per pump island shall be provided at all filling stations.

D. 

All vehicles being repaired or serviced, and all products for sale, including automobile parts (except lubricants, antifreeze, or window washing fluid in sealed containers which may be displayed in a suitable rack or stand), shall be stored within a fully enclosed building, and no unregistered (or wrecked) vehicles shall be stored on site.

E. 

No part of any building, equipment, or pump shall be located within 30 feet of any residence district, or within 15 feet of any street or lot line.

F. 

Petroleum, diesel, or other flammable oils in bulk quantities shall be stored fully underground, in accordance with New York State DEC Part 614 Regulations.

G. 

All motor vehicle filling stations service stations, shall be screened along all streets and property lines in accordance with § 331-119B of this chapter, except at points of ingress and egress. In addition to the requirements of § 331-119B, an evergreen hedge shall be provided along the street frontage portion of a lot, the height of which shall be no less than two nor more than three feet. When abutting a residential property or district, a fifteen-foot wide landscape buffer will be required along the side and rear yards that includes an opaque fence that is six feet in height along the property line and a minimum of one evergreen tree for each 20 linear feet along the side or rear lot lines.

H. 

No motor vehicle filling station or service station shall be located within 1,000 feet of the property line of another, and/or a motor vehicle service and repair facility, motor vehicle rental agency, and/or dealership.

I. 

Access driveways shall not be located within 50 feet of an intersection of two streets as measured from the curbline.

J. 

Entrance and exit driveways shall not total more than two in number and shall not be located closer than 15 feet to each other, or any side lot line.

K. 

Parking shall be provided in accordance with Article XIV of this chapter.

L. 

The sale of motor vehicles shall not be permitted.

M. 

Convenience stores accessory to a motor vehicle filling or service station shall be permitted, provided that the following additional standards are met:

(1) 

The hours of operation shall be determined by the Planning Board at the time of consideration for special permit.

(2) 

The gross floor area of the convenience store accessory to a motor vehicle filling or service station shall not exceed 2,000 square feet.

(3) 

Parking shall be provided to meet the demand for both the service or filling station and the convenience store in accordance with Article XIV of this chapter.

(4) 

The filling or service station meets all the bulk requirements and setback requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.

(5) 

All solid waste disposal units shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from a residential district boundary and/or residential property line and shall be screened fully from the street and adjacent properties and shall comply with Chapter 250 of the New Rochelle Code.

(6) 

A minimum of one trash can shall be provided near the entrance of the convenience store accessory to a motor vehicle filling or service station.