§ 6.15. Car wash.

(a)

That no outdoor lighting, other than ground level lighting otherwise permitted by the Land Use Management Ordinance, be allowed to be used after 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and after 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. A lighting plan shall be approved by the community design commission.

(b)

That the application for the special use permit shall include a plan for staffing of the facility in a manner that will assure that the facility shall be well-maintained, with provisions for the regular collection of litter and debris during each day of operation, for regular care of the landscaping, for adequate protection of the equipment and structures from vandalism and for the protection of the safety of the customers.

(c)

That the zoning lot on which a car wash is located shall have a minimum gross land area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

(d)

That the zoning lot shall front on an arterial or collector street and have direct access thereto.

(e)

That driveways for a car wash shall not be located so as to impede the safe operation of any intersection.

(f)

That all car washing apparatus shall be enclosed or screened from adjacent streets and properties by means of an effective screening device of a height appropriate to its screening function. Screening may be accomplished through arrangement of structures on the lot combined with appropriate screening devices which may include solid decorative brick walls, wood fences, berms, tight evergreen hedges which shall reach the necessary height within two (2) years of planting, or combination of the above.

(g)

That all proposals for car wash facilities shall demonstrate the provision of adequate drainage systems.

(h)

That no car wash shall be permitted in a water quality critical area (WQCA) District as established in article 9 of the appendix.