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3. General Provisions_V1 <br /> <br />3-118 <br />§ 1007.062 MOTOR FUEL STATION <br /> <br /> The purpose of this section is to establish standards and procedures under which motor fuel <br />stations can be conducted within the City without jeopardizing the health, safety and general <br />welfare of the surrounding neighborhood. This section establishes the City’s minimum <br />requirements for the establishment and operation of a motor fuel station. <br /> <br />1. Motor Fuel Facilities. Motor fuel facilities shall be installed in accordance with <br />State and City standards. Additionally, adequate space shall be provided to access fuel pumps and <br />allow maneuverability around the pumps. Underground fuel storage tanks are to be positioned to <br />allow adequate access by motor fuel transports and unloading operations which do not conflict <br />with circulation, access and other activities on the site. Fuel pumps shall be installed on pump <br />islands. <br /> <br />2. Architectural Standards. <br /> <br />a. As a part of the conditional use permit application, a color illustration of all <br />building elevations shall be submitted. <br /> <br />b. The architectural appearance, scale, and functional plan of the building(s) and <br />canopy shall be complementary and compatible with each other and the existing buildings in the <br />neighborhood setting. <br /> <br />c. All sides of the principal and accessory structures are to have essentially the <br />same or a coordinated harmonious finish treatment pursuant to §1007.043 (2) of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />d. Exterior wall treatments like brick, stone (natural or artificial), decorative <br />concrete block and stucco shall be used. <br /> <br />e. Earth tone colors of exterior materials including the canopy columns shall be <br />required. “Earth tone colors” shall be defined as any various soft colors like those found in nature <br />in soil, vegetation, etc., such colors are limited to brown, black, gray, tan, beige, brick red, soft <br />green, soft blue, or white. <br /> <br />f. Ten (10) percent of the building facade may contain contrasting colors. <br />Contrasting colors shall be those colors not defined as earth tones. The canopy may have <br />contrasting color bands or accent lines not to exceed an accumulative width of four (4) inches. <br />The color bands shall not be illuminated. <br /> <br />3. Canopy. A protective canopy structure may be located over the pump island(s), <br />as an accessory structure. The canopy shall meet the following performance standards: <br /> <br />a. The edge of the canopy shall be thirty (30) feet or more from the front and/or <br />side lot line, provided that adequate visibility both on-site and off-site is maintained. <br /> <br />b. The canopy shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height and must provide <br />fourteen (14) feet of clearance to accommodate a semi-trailer truck passing underneath.