A.    Minimum Services Required. All automobile service stations regardless of category type shall, at a minimum, offer public restroom facilities and water and air for automotive vehicles for use by the general public.

    B.    Design Criteria.

    1.    Canopies and Pump Islands. Canopies shall conform to the minimum building setback.

    2.    Exterior Lighting. All exterior lighting shall be inwardly directed so that no direct lighting is cast off premises.

    3.    Parking. Parking requirements shall conform to the requirements set forth in Chapter 17.44. Additional parking may be required as determined by the zoning board of appeals.

    4.    Access to Public Roadways. The number of access cuts shall be minimized so as to encourage the most optimum traffic movement and circulation pattern onto public roadways.

    5.    Access With Adjoining Sites. Automobile service stations located in existing or proposed shopping centers shall provide access interconnection with the shopping center.

    C.    Orientation Toward Shopping Centers. Automobile service stations located in an existing or proposed shopping center are encouraged to orientate the service station towards the shopping center and not the adjoining streets. For purposes of this section, "orientated towards" means the direction in which the pump islands and main building face. In any event, the following design criteria would be applied.

    1.    Setbacks. The minimum setback along publicly dedicated streets shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet, or the minimum zone district requirement, whichever is greater.

    2.    Pump Islands and Canopies. The minimum setback of pump islands and canopies shall be fifteen (15) feet from any property line, or the minimum zone district requirement, whichever is greater.

    3.    Landscaping. A fifteen (15) foot landscaped area shall be provided between the building setback and public right-of-way. The area shall consist of a three-foot high barrier, using berms if feasible, and shrubs or trees (with a minimum diameter of  two and one-half inches) distributed along fifty (50) percent of the entire frontage. A ten-foot curbed and landscaped area shall be provided around the remainder of the site. The ten-foot area shall consist of at least fifty (50) percent live landscaping in the form of trees at twenty (20) foot intervals and intermittent shrub clusters (artificial vegetation not permitted).

    D.    Uses Not Allowed. The following uses shall not be performed in conjunction with any automobile service station:

    1.    The outdoor repair, service or maintenance of automobiles;

    2.    Painting and body work of automobiles;

    3.    The storage of wrecked or abandoned vehicles;

    4.    Automobile sales;

    5.    Bulk plants;

    6.    The outdoor storage of auto parts, excluding business displays. (Ord. 741 § 1 (part), 1989: prior code § 40-7-2(E))