Automobile service stations shall be permitted subject to Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Regulations and only when the following requirements are met:
(a) Lot Requirements
(1) Minimum lot size shall be 20,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot depth shall be 100 feet.
(3) Minimum lot width and frontage shall be 100 feet.
(b) Requirements for Service Station Buildings:
(2) Minimum setback from all interior lot lines shall be 20 feet.
(c) Requirements for Driveways:
(1) Minimum distance between access driveways shall be 20 feet.
(2) Maximum width for curb cuts shall be 25 feet.
(d) Requirements for Other Structures:
(1) Minimum distance between pump islands, compressed air connections and similar equipment and any street or property lines shall be 20 feet.
(2) Minimum distance between the canopy and the street line shall be 12 feet.
(3) Minimum distance between any canopy and any interior lot line shall be 20 feet.
(e) Requirements for Underground Tanks:
(1) Maximum storage capacity for petroleum products shall be 42,000 gallons.
(2) Minimum separation distance required between underground tanks, adjoining buildings and property lines shall be ten (I 0) feet. Service station buildings are exempt from the separation distance requirement if there are no basements or pits that extend below the top of any tank within the separation distance.
(f) Requirements for Repairing and Washing Vehicles
Repairing shall be limited to minor repair work, such as tire or tube repairing, battery changing, lubrication, engine tune-ups and similar type work, and must be conducted wholly within a building. Repair work shall not include any body work. Storage of all merchandise, auto parts and supplies shall be conducted wholly within a building. If washing of vehicles occurs inside or outside a building, the entire washing area shall be paved and all the water used in such washing shall be properly drained on-site with no run-off onto the public right-of-way. All outdoor activities shall be screened from adjoining A and R zones by a four (4) foot high compact evergreen screen or tight board fence.
