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S E C T I O N 23 - C4 ZONE
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TOWN OF FORT ERIE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 129-90
OFFICE CONSOLIDATION
SECTION 23 - AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION (C4) ZONE
23.1
Subject to the General Provisions of Section 6 and all other applicable
requirements of this By-law, the provisions of this Section shall apply in all
Automobile Service Station (C4) zones.
23.2
PERMITTED USES
(a)
Automobile Service Stations
(b)
Gasoline Bars
(c)
Car Washes
(d)
Motor Vehicle Repair Shops
(e)
Commercial Refuelling Stations;
(f)
Uses, buildings and structures accessory thereto
23.3
REGULATIONS FOR AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS AND MOTOR
VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
Minimum Lot Frontage
30 metres
40 metres on corner lot
Minimum Lot Depth
30 metres
Minimum Front Yard
12 metres
Minimum Interior Side Yard
3 metres
5 metres for a lot that abuts a residential
zone
Minimum Exterior Side Yard
6 metres
Minimum Rear Yard
10 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage
20 percent
Maximum Building Height
7.5 metres
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
10%
(a)
Notwithstanding any of the above provisions, no pump, pump island or
canopy shall be located closer to any lot line than 6 metres.
(b)
No part of a lot shall be used for the parking or storing of any motor vehicle
for a period exceeding one week.
23.4 REGULATIONS FOR GASOLINE BARS
Minimum Lot Frontage
30 metres
Minimum Lot Depth
30 metres
Minimum Front Yard
10 metres
Minimum Interior Side Yard
10 metres
Minimum Exterior Side Yard
10 metres
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Minimum Rear Yard
10 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage
5 percent
Maximum Building Height
5 metres
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
10 percent
(a)
Notwithstanding any of the above provisions, no pump, pump island or
canopy shall be located closer to any lot line than 6 metres.
23.5 REGULATIONS FOR CAR WASHES
Minimum Lot Frontage Interior Lot
33 metres
Minimum Lot Frontage Corner Lot
38 metres
Minimum Lot Depth
38 metres
Minimum Front Yard
12 metres
Minimum Interior Side Yard
6 metres
Minimum Exterior Side Yard
12 metres
Minimum Rear Yard
10 metres
Maximum Height of Building or Structure
7.5 metres
Maximum Lot Coverage
20 percent
Minimum Landscaped Open Space
10 percent
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 18.5 of this by-law, a stacking
lane marked with painted lines, capable of accommodating at least four cars
per lane shall be provided and maintained on the site, in which cars can wait
if the washing bays are occupied.
23.6
REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY BUILDINGS
The provisions of Subsection 18.3 shall apply
EXCEPTIONS TO THE AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION (C4) ZONE
C4-125
(195-1994) 21 Princess Street
These lands are zoned "Automobile Service Commercial C4-125 Zone" and all of the
provisions that relate to lands zoned "Automobile Service Station C4 Zone" by this by-law
shall apply to those lands shown as "Automobile Service Station C4-125 Zone" except:
a)
that in addition to the permitted uses set out in Subsection 23.2, these lands may
also be used for a convenience store, eating establishment and/or take-out
restaurant, and;
b)
that the regulations of Subsection 23.3 will apply to any building or structure used
for a convenience store, eating establishment and/or take-out restaurant save and
except that the minimum northerly rear yard shall not be less than 3 metres.
C4-634
(77-2019) 275 Gorham Road
These lands are zoned "Automotive Service Station (C4-634) Zone", and all of the
provisions of By-law No. 129-90 as amended that relate to lands zoned "Automotive
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Service Station (C4) Zone" by this by-law shall apply to those lands zoned "Automotive
Service Station (C4-634) Zone" and shall be subject to the following provisions:
a)
Notwithstanding the list of Permitted Uses in Section 23.2, the lands may also be
used for the following:
i.
Eating
establishment
with
a
drive-thru
b)
Notwithstanding the Regulations for Automotive Service Stations and Motor Vehicle
Repair Shops in Section 23.3, an automotive service station and underground fuel
storage tank shall be subject to the following provisions:
i.
Minimum front yard - 7.70 metres
c)
Notwithstanding the regulations for "Drive-Thru Lanes" in Section 18.6 (d) of the
General Provisions for Commercial Zones, a landscaped strip having a minimum
width of 1.50 metres shall be provided along the outer edge of the drive-thru facility
for the length of the stacking lane along the southern lot line of the property.
d)
Notwithstanding the regulations of "Landscaping and Planting Strips" in Section
6.21 (b) of the General Provisions, a landscaped strip having a minimum width of
1.70 metres shall be provided along the western lot line and a landscaped strip
having a minimum width of 0.84 metres shall be provided along the northern lot
line.
C4-755
(130-2022) 260-262 Gorham Road (Part 1)
These lands are zoned "Automobile Service Station (C4-755) Zone", and all of the
provisions that relate to lands zoned "Automobile Service Station (C4) Zone" by this by-law
shall apply to those lands zoned "Automobile Service Station (C4-755) Zone" subject to
the followingspecial provisions:
a) Notwithstanding the list of Permitted Uses in Section 23.2, the subject property may
also be used for the following:
i)
Restaurantwith a drive-thru
b) Notwithstanding the regulations of Automobile ServiceStations and Motor Vehicle
Repair Shops in Section 23.3, the following provisions shall apply:
i)
Minimum front yard (DisherStreet)-2.00m(to restaurant)
ii)
Minimum exterior side yard (Gorham Road) - 2.00 m (to restaurant)
c) Notwithstanding the Regulations for Gasoline Bars in Section 23.4, the following
provisions shall apply:
i)
Maximum lot coverage (gasoline bars)-7%
ii)
Minimum setback from pump island canopy to property line-3.66m
d) Notwithstanding the Regulations for Car Washes in Section 23.5, the following
provision shall apply:
i)
Minimum rear yard setback-1.15 m (to car wash)
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e) Notwithstanding the regulations for Drive-thru Lanes in Section 18.6 (d) of General
Provisions for Commercial Zones a landscaped strip having a minimum width of
2.00 m shall be provided along the outer edge of the drive-thru facility for the length
of the stacking lane along Disher Street.
f) Notwithstanding the regulations for Drive-thru Lanes in Section 18.6 (e) of General
Provisions for Commercial Zones a minimum setback of 3.00 mshall be provided
from drive-thru lanes to lot lines to the east where the abutting lot contains a
residential use.
g) Notwithstanding the Parking Area Regulations in Section 6.20 (d) (ii) of Section 6-
General Provisions the maximum width of the joint ingress and egress driveway
ramps measured along the Gorham Road street line shall be12.23m.
h) Notwithstanding the regulations of Landscaping and Planting Strips in Section
6.21(b) of Section 6-General Provisions the following landscaped planting strip
widths shall apply:
i)
Notherly lot line - 0.00 m
ii)
Southerly lot line - 2.00 m
iii)
Westerly lot lne - 1.00 m