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• • • Zoning Ordinance Excerpts for CUPs page 3 e. Dust Control and Drainage. The entire site other than taken up by a building, structure, or plantings shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete, cobblestone, or paving brick. Plans for surfacing and drainage shall be subject to approval of the City Engineer. Drainage from all fueling areas shall be directed to an oil /grit separator. Minimum design standards for the oil /grit separator shall include the following: 1) A minimum of four hundred (400) cubic feet of permanent pool storage capacity per acre of drainage area. 2) A minimum pool depth of four (4) feet. 3) A minimum oil containment capacity of eight hundred (800) gallons. 4) Minimum maintenance /inspection of two (2) times per year and /or after measurable spill events. A measurable spill shall be defined by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). Any measurable spill event must be reported to the MPCA. f. Landscaping. g. 1) At least twenty -five (25) percent of the lot, parcel or tract of land used exclusively for the gas sales facility shall remain as a grass plot, including trees, shrubbery, plantings or fencing and shall be landscaped. Required minimum green area should be emphasized in the front and side yards abutting streets or residential property. 2) At the boundaries of the lot, the following landscape area shall be required: a) From side and rear property lines, an area of not less than ten (10) feet wide shall be landscaped in compliance with Section 3, Subd. 4.Q of this Ordinance. b) From all road rights -of -way, an area of not less than fifteen (15) feet wide shall be landscaped in compliance with Section 3, Subd. 4.Q of this Ordinance. c) Where lots abut residentially zoned property, a buffer yard of not less than twenty (20) feet wide shall be landscaped and screened in accordance with Section 3, Subd. 4.Q of this Ordinance. d) The property owner shall be responsible for maintenance of all landscaping, including within the boulevard. Exterior Lighting. The lighting shall be accomplished in such a way as to have no direct source of light visible from adjacent land in residential use or from the public right -of -way and shall be in compliance with Section 3, Subd. 4.F of this Ordinance. A comprehensive lighting plan shall be submitted as part of the conditional use permit application, and shall be subject to the following performance standards: 1) Canopy Lighting. Canopy lighting shall only be permitted under the canopy structure, and shall consist of canister spotlights recessed into the canopy. No portion of the light source or fixture may extend below the ceiling of the canopy. Total canopy illumination below the canopy may not exceed one hundred fifteen (115) foot candles at ground level. 2) Perimeter Lighting. Lighting at the periphery of the site and building shall be directed downward, and individual lights shall not exceed fifteen (15) foot candles at ground level.