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ORDINANCE NO. 1833 N.C.S.
Introduced by Councilman
Seconded by Councilman
Larry Tencer Vice Mayor Cavanagh
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 1072 N.C.S.
(THE PE T ALUMA ZONING ORDINANCE) REGARDING SERVICE STATIONS
AND CARWASHES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
26 WHEREAS, on July 27 and September 11, 1990, the Planning Commission held duly
27 noticed public hearings on proposed amendments to the City of Petaluma Zoning
28 Ordinance; and
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30 WHEREAS, upon completion of said hearings, the Planning Commission recommended
31 that the City Council adopt said amendments to the Zoning Ordinance; and,
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33 WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted. a negative declaration of environmental impact
34 pursuant to Section 15074 of CEQA Guidelines, finding no significant negative impact on
35 the environments;
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37 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby amends
38 Ordinance 1072 N.C.S. as follows:
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40 1. Amend Section 1-203, Automobile Service Station, Definition, City of Petaluma
41 7..oning Ordinance to read:
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43 Section 1-203. Automobile Service Station. A retail place of business engaged
44 primarily in the sale of motor fuels, but also in supplying goods and services
45 generally required in the operation and maintenance of motor vehicles. These may
46 mchide sales of petroleum products; sale and servicing of tires, batteries, automotive.
47 accessories and replacement rte~ns, lubrication services; washing of cars. Operations
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outside shall be limited to the dispensing of gasoline and water; changing. tires,
replacement and adjustment of automotive accessories such as windshield wipers,
lights, and batteries and similar minor customer needs.
2. Amend Section 1-203, Definition, City of Petaluma Zoning Ordinance, by adding
the definition of a "Car ~'Vash Operation", as described below:
Section 1-203. Car Wash Operation. A place of business engaged primarily in the
washing of cars.
3. Amend the following sections to conditionally permit a car wash operation in
accordance with the provisions of Section 21-403.
i. Section 11-414, Neighborhood Commercial District
ii. Section 12-414, Central Commercial District
iii. Add Section 13-410A, Highway Commercial. District
iv. Add Section 15-402A, General Industrial District
4. Amend Section 21-403, Gasoline Service Stations, City of Petaluma Zoning
Ordinance Performance Standards as described below to include car washes:
21-403 Gasoline service stations and car wash operations. As Conditional
Uses, service stations and/or car wash operations may be permitted
only where:
21-403.1 They are required by public convenience and necessity and that the
proposed location of the Conditional Use is in accord with the
objectives of the Zoning Ordinance and the purposes of the district in
which the site is located.
21-403.2 They do not break up continuity for pedestrians of retail store
frontage.
21-403.3 They will not be a nuisance to residences and other surrounding uses.
21-403.4 They will not cause traffic hazards or undue traffic congestion.
21-403.5 The proposed location does not create more than two (2) service
station sites at any street intersection.
21-403.6 The minimum closest distance between two service stations or car
wash and one service station or other car wash site will not be less
than five hundred (500) feet except at street intersections where no
such minimum distance shall apply; provided, however, that no more
than two (2) service station sites and no more than one car wash site
and a service station site or other car wash shall be located at any
intersection. "Back to back" service stations and/or car wash sites are
prohibited.
21-403.7 A service station. or afree-standing car wash site area will have a
minimum of fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. The lot frontage, if
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located on a major street, will not be less than one hundred twenty-
five (125) feet.
21-403.8 Service station or car wash operations with gasoline pumps will have
buildings of the type of construction as defined in the Service Station
Uniform Building Code, and are to be located at a distance of not less
than ten (10) feet from property or building setback lines. (Exception:
structures having two-hour fire wall construction may be located at
less than the minimum distance herein specified provided that all
buildings conform with the requirements of the Uniform Building
Code).
21-403.9 Service station, or car wash operations with gasoline pumps, canopies
constructed of incombustible materials, will be open on not less than
two (2) sides, and may be attached to the main structure, and will not
extend closer than ten (10) feet to any other structure on the site nor
closer than ten (10) feet to any interior property line.
21-403.10 Gasoline pumps and pump islands for car wash operations or service
stations will be set back fifteen (15) feet from property lines or
conformity with the building setback lines of the zoning district,
whichever is greater.
21-403.11 Driveways design and spacing for automobile service stations or car
wash operations shall be reviewed by the City Traffic Engineer, whose
recommendation will be forwarded to the Planning Commission.
21-403.12 The minimum closest distance from the service station or car wash
with gas pumps site to an existing school, park, playground, museum
or place of public assembly will be not less than three hundred fifty
(350) feet.
21-403.13 No outdoor storage of rental trucks or trailers, stacks of tires or other
merchandise will be provided by the service station or car wash
operation except when such equipment or merchandise is screened by
an approved fence not less than six (6) feet in height.
21-403.14 Self-service service stations with attendant will be permitted.
21-403.15 Coin operated service stations will not be permitted. Coin operated
car wash operations will be permitted.
43 IF ANY SECTION, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or word of this ordinance is for
44 any reason held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
45 shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of
46 the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this ordinance
47 and each and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of said
48 provisions be declared. unconstitutional.
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INTRODUCED and ordered Posted/Published this 19thday of , 1990.
ADOPTED this 17th day of Deeember1990, by the following vote:
AYES: Balshaw, Davis, Woolsey, Tencer, Vice Mayor Cavanagh, Mayor Hilligoss
NOES: o
ABSENT: Sobel
ABSTAIN:
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