Gas Station Prohibition
Ordinance Update
Climate Action Subcommittee Amy Nicholson, Senior Planner February 9, 2022
Project History
May 2021
Climate Action Subcommittee Study Session
on Current Regulations – Policy Direction
July 2021
Regional Climate Protection Authority –
Resolution Supporting Jurisdictions to Prohibit
the Construction of New Gas Stations
Fall/Winter 2021
Gas Station and Equity Priority Area Mapping
February 2022
Report on Draft Ordinance; Feedback on
Topics
Current Regulations
Process
Allowed by Conditional Use Permit
in Office Commercial, Neighborhood
Commercial, General Commercial,
Motor Vehicle Sales, Station Mixed
Use, Maker Mixed Use, Community
Shopping Center, Light Industrial,
General Industrial zoning districts
Gas Station. A retail business
selling gasoline and/or other
motor vehicle fuels, and related
products.
Current Regulations
Standards
Site area and dimensions Cannot adjoin most
residential zoning districts
or single-family or two-
family residential uses
Minimum of 500 feet
from any other service
station site, unless:
Within 50 feet of the
Highway 101 intersections
and Highway 12
intersections
Physical removal required
by the owner if Gas
Station becomes
nonconforming and is
abandoned
Proposed Amendments
Land Use Tables
Proposed Amendments
Specific Land Uses
• Specify that current standards for gas stations apply only to existing gas stations
Reinforces that construction of new gas stations is not permitted – but provides standards for existing gas stations
Proposed Amendments
Non-conforming Uses
Existing gas stations and associated infrastructure may be modified for aesthetic, safety or environmental purposes and other similar reasons as determined by the City
Modifications allowed as described in the Non-Conforming Chapter of the Zoning Code
No modifications that would intensify or expand the fossil fuel infrastructure or related components
Feedback
Permitted
modifications
Removal
requirements EV Charging Effective date Community
Outreach
Next Steps
Complete draft
Ordinance
01 Planning
Commission
02 City Council
03 Questions & Discussion
Amy Nicholson, Senior Planner
Planning and Economic Development
[email protected]
(707) 543-3258