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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1962-11 07-09 CCO i AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 35 OF THE VILLAGE ORDINANCES BY ADDING THERETO SECTION 35 -413 The Village Council of the Village of Brooklyn Center ordains as follows: Section 1. A new section 35 -413 is hereby added to Chapter 35 of the Village of Brooklyn Center Ordinances: Section 35 -413. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS. Automobile service stations pose particular problems in achieving compatibility with abutting and adjacent land uses because of potentially detrimental aspects of their operation. The problem is basically both functional and aesthetic, involving traffic hazards, noise, light glare at night, outdoor storage of merchandise, poor architectual design, indiscriminate advertising, etc. , all of which contribute to less enjoyment in use of and reduction of property values in surrounding properties. It is hereby determined that the general welfare will be better served by minimizing adverse functional and aesthetic conditions which may result from operation of automobile service stations, and that the use, enjoyment and improvement of surrounding properties will be enhanced by the following requirements: • 1. Automobile service stations must front and the primary building shall face on a street designated by the Village Council as a major thoroughfare. The minimum width and depth respectively of the use site shall be one hundred and twenty (120) feet. 2. No service station shall be constructed on a lot abutting a R -1 district; provided, however, that a service station may be constructed on such a lot if the abutting lot is occupied by a multiple family dwelling which is a part of a planned development area together with the service station, or by a building other than a dwelling or an accessory thereto. For the purpose of this paragraph, a lot which merely adjoins the use site at one corner will not be deemed to abut the site. 3. Prior to any construction, the owner or developer shall comply with the requirements of Section 35 -707, which relates to approval of preliminary plans. The owner or developer shall also submit final architectual drawing and specifications to the Planning Commission, which shall then make recommendations to the Village Council. Any construction must conform to the drawings and specifications as approved by the Council. In evaluating architectural design, the Planning Commission and Council shall follow the principle that the building express sincere concepts and honest construction, and be compatible with surrouncing buildings. The appearance of the community and landscape is to be distrubed as little as possible. Moreover, the design t of the building and of the canopy, if there is one, shall be in scale with the surroundings. This section shall apply to all exterior additions or alterations, including accessory structures and signs. 4. No driveway will be permitted within forty (40) feet of the intersection of the curb lines of a corner use site. The maximum width of any driveway shall be thirty (30) feet at the property line. No driveway shall be within thirty (30) feet of another driveway on the same use site, or be flared outward on the boulevard in such a way as to encroach upon the boulevard of abutting property. 5. Provisions will be made for an unobstructed area, free of all vehicles, pumps, signs, displays or other materials which tend to obscure vision, when the use site is at the intersection of two streets. The un- obstructed area shall be bounded by the street lines of the lot and a straight line joining points along such street lines (50) feet from the point of intersection of the street lines. This is not intended to preclude one identification sign whic is ten feet or more above the street grade level and is supported by a pedestal twelve inches or less in diameter. 6. Facilities for chasis and gear lubrication and for washing must be enclosed within the principal building. No merchandise may be displayed for sale outside the principal building except within four feet of the building or in the pump islands, unless enclosed by a structure compatible with the • building. No discarded trash, parts or tires may be accumulated outside the building unless enclosed by a durable structure compatible with the design of the principal building. 7. Lighting surrounding automobile service stations must be adequate for safety only, and designed to minimize the amount of light reflecting on abutting or adjacent properties. Lighting design must be submitted to the Planning Commission for recommendations to the Council, and all lighting shall conform to drawings and specifications approved by the Council. 8. Any required buffer or screening area shall be so constructed as to keep the beam of automobile headlights from shining into abutting residential properties. 9. There may be one permanent, detached, non - flashing identification sign of a pedestal type which shall conform to the conditions of the special use permit. No part of the sign shall overhang the property line. 10. The following activities are prohibited: a. Body work, painting, and major motor or major transmission repair. • b. Vehicular parking, except that owners' and employees' automobiles and a maximum of three service vehicles may be parked, and automobiles being serviced may be parked for a maximum period of 48 hours at any one time. I c. Sale or vending of items other than automotive fuels, • lubricants or automobile parts and accessories (except the vending of soft drinks, candy, cigaretts , and other incidental items within the principal building for convenience of customers), the renting of trailers or other equipment, and other uses, unless they are specifically approved by a special use permit. 11. The lawful use of land for any automobile service station existing at the time of the adoption of this ordinance may be continued, even if such use does not conform to the above regulations, provided that the use is made to conform to all sections except 1, 2, 3, and 4 within twelve months of the date the ordinance was adopted. Paragraph 3 of Section 35 -413 shall apply to all exterior additions or alterations, including accessory buildings and signs from the date the ordinance was adopted. 12. The owner or lessee shall be jointly and severally responsible for seeing that the above regulations are observed. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its legal publication passed by the Village Council this 9th day of July 1962. Mayor Attest: Clerk (Seal)