A. Application. Before any service station can be considered for a use permit, an application shall be submitted to the planning commission along with two plot plans, landscape plans with type and number of plant materials and irrigation system, drawings indicating exterior elevations of proposed structures, fences and enclosures, type of materials and colors to be used, and signs to be displayed.

B. Signs. Signs must conform to the requirements of the use district within which the service station is located. Refer to city of Oroville sign regulations in Section 26-200 et seq.

C. Permitted Activities. All work performed on the premises shall constitute minor repair or replacement of tires, batteries, ignition systems, or accessories normally associated with service stations. In zones where major auto repair is permitted, service stations may include such operations in an enclosed building and any parts, either new or junked, shall be stored within a structure.

D. Fencing. Service stations adjoining residential districts shall have a six foot solid fence located along its property lines. Fences so erected shall be architecturally pleasing and in conformance with the requirements of Section 26-48.

E. Landscaping. Areas between driveways, at corners, and along property lines shall have a planting strip at least three feet wide in which landscaping material and an irrigation system is provided. Said landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy growing condition at all times, and dead plant materials replaced as detected.

F. Rental/Storage. No rental equipment, trailers, or storage of camp trailers shall be permitted except in those districts in which such uses are permitted by code. In such instances, the units shall be so located as to permit easy access to the pump islands and structures, and in no case shall they be located adjacent to property lines separating a residential district from the service station proper.

G. Objectionable Activities Prohibited. No activity conducted on the premises shall produce any noise, vibration, dust, or glare objectionable to adjacent properties. In the case of noise, the decibel rating shall not exceed that established by City of Oroville Noise Ordinance No. 1380 (as codified in Chapter 13A).

H. Waste Storage. All outdoor areas used for storage of wastes shall comply with the requirements of city of Oroville Section 26-48.

I. Site Improvements. The entire site, exclusive of planting areas, shall be paved with either concrete or asphalt.

J. Lighting. All lighting shall be arranged so that no illumination will occur on adjacent properties nor shall any glare be projected onto the traveled surface of adjoining streets. Driveway illumination shall be accomplished by lamps not to exceed forty-eight inches in height located at driveway approaches.

K. Display of Merchandise. Merchandise, other than oil displays on pump islands, shall not be displayed except within an enclosed structure. Tire display structures shall not be permitted along property lines and shall observe all setbacks required by the district within which it is located.

L. Access. Access to secondary streets may be permitted only when approved by the Public Works Director. Access approaches shall not exceed thirty feet in width and shall not exceed two for each one hundred linear feet of curb.

M. Self-Service Stations. Self-service stations shall comply with the requirements of Section 10-1.10. (Ord. No. 1167 (part): Ord. No. 1413 § 1.)