§ 134-266. Setbacks for gasoline pumps and canopies.

Within any zoning district which allows for gasoline pumps and canopies (attached or detached) covering the pumps, pumps and canopies shall be set back at least 15 feet from the future right-of-way. Any permanent building, whether or not attached to a canopy, must be located within the required building setbacks. Within any zoning district which allows for freestanding carwashes, canopies that cover any vehicles being washed on site must be permitted (through both the site plan review and structural review process and subject to the landscape enhancement strip provisions contained in section 134-285) as a permanent structure requiring a footing or foundation to which the canopy is structurally attached, capable of supporting a predesigned load withstanding wind and other natural forces as may be further defined in this chapter, including structural calculations as prepared and certified by a professional designer licensed to practice in the State of Georgia and as distinguished from a temporary canopy or tent and the like (temporary canopies or tents are prohibited). When permitted, these canopies must be at least 15 feet from the future right-of-way. Canopies originally constructed to cover gasoline pumps may be utilized as canopies covering vehicles being washed on site, provided that they shall be set back at least 15 feet from the future right-of-way. Canopies, whether permitted as a permanent structure or preexisting as described above, may not be used for signage purposes.

(Ord. of 12-26-72; Ord. of 12-11-90, § 3-28-11.9; Amd. of 3-23-10)