18.120.060 Automobile/vehicle service stations and washing.
Automobile/vehicle service stations and washing shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following standards:
A. Location. Automobile/vehicle service stations and washing are only allowed on sites with at least one frontage on an arterial street.
B. Setbacks. No building or structure shall be located within 25 feet, or as provided by MCC Title 17, Subdivisions, whichever is greater, of any interior lot line abutting a residential or mixed use district.
C. Drive-Up Aisles. Vehicle lanes for car wash operations shall be screened from public streets to a height of three and one-half feet in front or street side areas. Screening devices shall consist of walls and/or berms with supplemental plant materials.
D. Street-Facing Walls. Street-facing walls, including car wash tunnels, over 75 feet long shall include breaks in the building plane, projections, recesses, and trim to provide architectural articulation and modulate building mass to enhance the streetscape.
E. Landscaping and Screening. In addition to complying with the following standards, automobile/vehicle service stations and washing uses shall meet landscaping standards in Chapter 18.90 MCC:
1. Additional screening and landscaping may be required where necessary to obscure view of automatic car washing equipment and prevent visual impacts on adjacent properties.
2. Relation to MCC Title 17, Subdivisions. Where the requirements of this section conflict with landscaping and screening requirements of MCC Title 17, Subdivisions, the most restrictive shall govern. Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and specific requirement, the specific requirement shall apply.
F. Litter. One trash receptacle per wash bay is required.
G. Outside Storage. No outdoor storage is allowed. [Res. 21-09; Ord. 21-05 § 2; Res. 14-36 § 410.06; Ord. 14-12 § 1.]