§ 190-216 Automobile dealership repair and maintenance facilities.

Automobile dealership repair and maintenance facilities provided the following conditions and standards are met, together with any other requirements deemed necessary by the Planning Board and any other requirements of this chapter.

A. The purpose of this use is to allow automobile dealerships located in Freehold Township to store and provide sales preparation (cleaning, washing, repairs, tune-up, etc.) of automotive vehicles on-site but offered for sale and/or sold off-site.

B. All requirements of Schedule C, Schedule of Area, Yard and Building Requirements, at the end of this chapter for the M-1 Zone shall be deemed to be conditions applicable for this use.

C. Automobile dealership repair and maintenance facilities shall be located entirely within the M-1 Zone and shall be located on and only have access on Township roadways. No automotive repair and maintenance facilities for automobile dealerships shall be located on or have frontage on arterials or collectors roadways [including N.J. Route 33 and N.J. Route 33 Bypass, C.R. 55 (Kozlowski Road) and Halls Mill Road].

§ 190-216.1 Alternative motor vehicle fueling stations.

[Added 5-28-2013 by Ord. No. O-13-16]



Alternative motor vehicle fueling stations provided that the following standards and any other applicable requirements of this chapter are met:

A. The minimum site area shall be 80,000 square feet.

B. The minimum street frontage shall be 150 feet.

C. No pits, racks, or lifts shall be permitted out of doors, nor shall any repair work be performed out of doors.

D. Alternative motor vehicle fueling pumps shall be located at least 30 feet from any property line.

E. All alternative fuels or similar volatile substances shall be stored as per National Fire Prevention Association standards.

F. No ingress or egress drives shall be located closer than 50 feet to any street intersection nor closer than 30 feet to any other drive on the same site or any other property. Such ingress and egress drives shall have a width of a minimum of 30 feet.

G. No paved area other than an ingress or egress drive may be located within 10 feet of any property line.

H. All unpaved areas of the site shall be graded and planted with grass, shrubs, trees or other suitable landscaping material.

I. No building shall be erected nearer than 50 feet to any street line nor nearer than 20 feet to any side or rear property line.

J. Only those items necessary and related to the operation of a motor vehicle or dispensed from vending machines shall be sold from alternative motor vehicle fueling stations.

K. Alternative fuel tanks stored above ground shall not exceed 20 feet in height.

L. No person, firm or corporation, other than the owner and those authorized by the owner so to do, shall sell, fill, refill, deliver or permit to be delivered, or use in any manner, any alternative fuel container or receptacle for any gas, compound, or for any other purpose whatsoever.

M. No signage is permitted on alternative fuel storage tanks except for required safety signage.

N. Alternative motor vehicle fueling stations shall have an appropriately sized emergency stand-by generator system as defined in § 190-3, capable of operating fuel pumps, cash registers and lighted signage in the event of a power outage for at least 18 hours.

O. Compressed cylinder tanks used in connection with alternative fueling facilities may be stored above ground.

P. Compression cylinder tanks used in connection with alternative fueling facilities must be screened from adjacent streets, alleys, and residential uses.

Q. No container shall exceed a size of 300 gallons' water capacity; no more than six containers shall be included at an alternative fueling facility. The containers shall be mounted horizontally.

R. Alternative motor vehicle fueling stations shall be limited to unattended, self-serve facilities.