[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(A)), 5-6-2013]
Any commercial business which, by design, type of operation,
and nature of business, has as one (1) of its functions the provision
of services to a number of motor vehicles or its occupants in a short
time span for each, or the provision of services to the occupants
of the motor vehicle while they remain in the vehicle. The list of
businesses subject to this Division include convenience stores, gasoline
service stations, drive-in banks, drive-in restaurants, drive-in beverage
sales, and car wash operations, which examples are not intended as
an inclusive list of such businesses.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(B)), 5-6-2013]
Motor vehicle-oriented business may only be permitted as a conditional use in the "C-1" Commercial District, the "C-2" Commercial District, the "I-1" Light Industrial District, or the "PD-C" Planned Development Commercial District as indicated in Appendix "A" of this Title. When approved as a conditional use, the MVOB must comply with all applicable requirements of Article X, Division 3, Sections 405.680 — 405.780.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(C)), 5-6-2013]
A.
All
motor vehicle-oriented businesses must be a minimum of one hundred
fifty (150) feet from other motor vehicle-oriented businesses, which
distances shall be computed as follows:
2.
For such businesses on opposite sides of the street, no such business
shall be allowed on a lot where a line, drawn from both or either
front corner of said proposed lot, across the street and perpendicular
to the street right-of-way on which the proposed lot fronts, crosses
the right-of-way on the opposite side of the street at a point less
than one hundred fifty (150) feet from the closest property corner
of an already existing or approved motor vehicle-oriented business
lot on said opposite side of the street.
3.
For four (4) corner intersections, two (2) motor vehicle-oriented
businesses may be allowed at such an intersection but only on diagonally
opposite corners, regardless of their distance from one another, however,
no other motor vehicle-oriented businesses shall be allowed within
one hundred fifty (150) feet of those intersection corners that are
unoccupied nor within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the property
lines of those motor vehicle-oriented businesses so situated on corner
lots.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(D)), 5-6-2013]
A.
The
following site design standards shall be met for all motor vehicle-oriented
businesses:
1.
Minimum lot area. Twenty thousand (20,000) square
feet.
2.
Minimum lot frontage. One hundred fifty (150) feet
(on corners, the frontage requirements shall apply to only one (1)
side).
3.
Limit Of Pump Islands For Convenience Stores And Gasoline
Service Stations. Gasoline service stations and convenience
stores with fuel pumps shall be limited to the maximum number of pump
islands that can be accommodated without jeopardizing traffic safety.
A general guideline shall be one (1) pump island per minimum seven
thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of site area. Square feet
of site area is calculated by subtracting out the area designated
for the convenience store. A pump island is the raised concrete platform
that the MPDs (multiple petroleum product dispensers) sit atop. Each
MPD shall allow no more than two (2) vehicles to fuel simultaneously.
[Ord. No. 1979 § 1, 2-21-2017]
4.
Setbacks. From public streets and property lines
shall be as follows:
a.
Front yard.
(1)
There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than
thirty (30) feet. Front yards shall conform to minimum standard widths
of streets and roads, and to future street and highway widenings according
to the setback lines herein provided for. Front yards shall be measured
from proposed right-of-way lines where setback lines are herein established,
and otherwise from an actual or potential right-of-way of fifty (50)
feet wide road, street or highway.
(2)
Where a lot is located at the intersection of two (2) or more
streets, the front yard requirements shall apply to each street, except
that the buildable width of the lot shall not be reduced to less than
thirty (30) feet in which latter event the Planning and Zoning Commission
may waive this requirement to the street which will least affect other
property values. No accessory building, service islands, and other
service or pickup facilities shall project beyond the front building
setback line.
b.
Side yard. There shall be a side yard on each side
of the building of not less than six (6) feet. Side yard requirements
shall be twenty-five (25) feet where abutting any residential district.
c.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth
of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(E)), 5-6-2013]
All used oils and other similar materials and products shall
be stored only in underground or inside areas.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(F)), 5-6-2013]
A.
The
entire area used by vehicles for parking, storage and service, etc.,
shall be paved with bituminous concrete, concrete, or other material
approved by the Community Development Director.
B.
A raised
concrete curb shall be placed at the edge of all pavements.
C.
All
hydraulic hoists, pits, lubrication, washing, repair, and service
not of an emergency nature or unusual short-term minor work shall
be conducted entirely within a building.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(G)), 5-6-2013]
A.
The
minimum width of driveways at the property line shall be twenty-four
(24) feet and not greater than thirty-six (36) feet.
B.
The
minimum distance of any driveway to property line shall be fifteen
(15) feet.
C.
Driveway
openings shall be limited to one (1) drive per one hundred (100) feet
of lot width.
D.
The
minimum distance a driveway into the site shall be from a street intersection
shall be thirty (30) feet measured from the intersection of the street
right-of-way to the nearest end of the curb radius.
E.
The
angle of driveway intersection with the street shall be based upon
reasonable criteria for safe traffic movements and shall be approved
by the Community Development Director.
F.
Motor
vehicle-oriented businesses adjacent to or integrated in a shopping
center or cluster of commercial facilities shall use the common access
with other business establishments in that center.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(H)), 5-6-2013]
All motor vehicle-oriented businesses shall provide for screening and buffer areas in a manner which conforms to the regulations set forth in Section 405.170, "I-1" Light Industrial District and Article VII, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements of the Zoning Code, relative thereto, and all other applicable ordinances of the City of Valley Park, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(I)), 5-6-2013]
A.
All
areas of the site not paved shall be landscaped with a mixture of
trees and grass or any combination of trees, shrubs, flowers, grass,
or other living ground cover to retard water runoff, restrict blowing
trash, and deter improper and unsafe access and site use by the public.
Trees shall be of three (3) inch caliper measured six (6) inches from
the ground level. Street areas not approved for driveways shall be
planted in grass.
B.
Landscaped
areas shall constitute at least thirty percent (30%) of the site area.
C.
Pavement
shall not be allowed in front or side yard street setbacks except
for driveways.
D.
All
landscaping plant materials shall be kept alive and in excellent condition.
E.
Landscaped
areas shall not be used for the purpose of storing vehicles, trailers,
or other equipment.
F.
All
paved and landscaped areas shall, at all times, be kept in good repair
and in excellent condition in accordance with this and other ordinances
of the City of Valley Park and the continuous maintenance of said
areas is to be the responsibility of the owners and/or lessees of
the property.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(J)), 5-6-2013]
Exterior lighting proposed for use on the site shall be planned,
erected and maintained so the light is confined to the property and
will not cast direct light or glare upon adjacent properties or public
rights-of-way. The light source shall be high pressure sodium and
shall not be higher than twenty (20) feet and shall not be visible
from adjacent properties or public rights-of-way.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(K)), 5-6-2013]
All motor vehicle-oriented businesses shall provide for off-street parking in a manner which conforms with the regulations set forth in Article VII, Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements of the Zoning Code and all other applicable ordinances of the City of Valley Park, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(L)), 5-6-2013]
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(M)), 5-6-2013]
A.
All
merchandise and material for sale and all vending machines shall be
displayed within an enclosed building except for the following:
1.
Oil for use in motor vehicles may be displayed or sold from an appropriate
rack or compartment at the gasoline station pump islands for the convenience
of the customer and station attendant.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(N)), 5-6-2013]
Flammable materials used in the conduct of motor vehicle-oriented
businesses shall be stored within the building setback lines and in
below ground storage tanks. Proper care shall be exercised in proposed
above or below the ground storage containers to protect public safety.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(O)), 5-6-2013]
The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend, and the Board
of Aldermen may require, provisions for other conditions which will
tend to eliminate or reduce public nuisances caused by noise, heat,
odors, smoke, dust, vibration, glare, flooding, and traffic congestion
and promote the purpose of the Zoning Code.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(P)), 5-6-2013]
All proposed motor vehicle-oriented businesses' buildings and
structures shall be designed and planned to take advantage of and
be compatible with natural features of the site and area, and shall
not be in conflict with the character of existing structures in areas
where a definite pattern or style has been established.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(Q)), 5-6-2013]
When a motor vehicle-oriented business' building becomes vacant
for a period exceeding one (1) year, the property owner shall be required
to remove or treat in a safe manner approved by the Community Development
Director all flammable materials, storage tanks or areas.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(R)), 5-6-2013]
A.
When
a motor vehicle-oriented business' special use permit is authorized
by the Board of Aldermen, the continuation of such use shall be dependent
upon the conditions established under the permit and this Division;
and in the event of a change of conditions or non-compliance of conditions,
the Board of Aldermen shall have the responsibility and right to terminate
or revoke the special use permit.
B.
When
a motor vehicle-oriented business' building becomes vacant and its
special use permit not utilized for a period of one (1) year, the
permit shall lapse and the use of the land thereafter conform to the
use permitted in the zoning district in which it is located.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(S)), 5-6-2013]
A.
Existing
motor vehicle-oriented businesses which do not comply with the regulations
and conditions of this Chapter shall be considered to be non-conforming
and allowed to continue; however, all non-conforming motor vehicle-oriented
businesses shall comply with the following requirements within one
(1) year after written notification by the City Building Commissioner
of items which must be corrected.
1.
Whenever a motor vehicle-oriented business is located adjacent to a residential district or residential use on the ground floor, appropriate screening as provided for in Section 405.715 of this Division shall be installed.
2.
All exterior lighting shall conform to the lighting requirements in Section 405.725 of this Division.
3.
All trash storage areas shall provide suitable storage of trash with
areas which are so designed and constructed as to allow no view of
the trash storage from the street, to prevent waste from blowing around
the site or onto adjacent properties or public rights-of-way, and
to permit safe, easy removal of trash by truck or hand.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(T)), 5-6-2013]
When the rental of equipment, automobiles, trucks and trailers
is to be conducted on a motor vehicle-oriented business site, additional
land area and paved area shall be provided in addition to the driveway,
parking area and landscape areas required by this Division for a normal
motor vehicle-oriented business operation. An additional one thousand
(1,000) square feet of site area shall be provided for each five (5)
rental units. No parking of rental units shall be permitted on landscaped
areas or driveways.
[Ord. No. 1914 §1(405.620(U)), 5-6-2013]
All utility lines on the site shall be installed underground.
