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ORDINANCE NO. 3584
ORDINANCE OF TKf! COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF .PALO ALTO
~~F.NDlNG TITLE 18 (ZONING CODE) TO PROHIBIT CONV.EN
I &NCE GROCER'i STORES ON AUlUPl.UtsiLE 5C:RV"iC8 STATION
PREMISES
WtlBRBAS, oth~r communities in California have experienced problems
with corivenience grocer-y stores located on the same ~remises as auto
mobile service stath1-·s 1 including the intrusion upon nearby neighbor
hoods of 11dditional 1.Jis·.e, litter~ and the congregation of people at
late hours~ and
WHt::Rt~AS r the deg ign of mr-st exist i n(J u.utomobi le service stat ions
.. s not conducive lo the add it io\'l of another U!;e, with the attendant
increase in t:raff ic to the site, circulation throughout the site, and
parking fX: the site; and
WHEREA~, the combination of a convenience rJrocery store and an
automobile service station on the same site is not desirable beca,, . .J~
such a use intensifies the use of the property and is neither necessary
or convenient to surri;und ing neignborrao.:-·os; and
WHEREAS, the <..'Olftbinat ion of convenience grocery stores and automo
bile service st~tions and accessory automobile related uses offers few
of the b~nefi ts of convenience 9rocery stores 6r automobile ·service·
stations operating alone1 and
WHEREAS, in order to protec::t tt;e •. public· tieal th, safety, and
gene.ra 1 welfare, the Council of the. City of Palo· ~l to w.ishes to .. pro-·
hibit convenience 9rocery stores loc~ted on automobile ·service station sitesi .: ..
NOW~ 'nlEREFORE, t.~e Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN.
as f'ollows:
SECTtON 1. Section 18.04.030(13) LDefinftion's] of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code is hereb.V aAended tc read:
(13) "Autot110biJ.e service station" means a use
providing yasoline, oil,. ~ires, small parts and ac
cessories, and services incidental . ther~to, _ for
autoJllQbi les, light tru<:!ks, and similar · motor
vehicle:s. rhe sale of f~ or g.:ocery items or
alcoholic beverayes ~n the Sdme site is prohibited
except .for prepackaged soft drink$, cigarettest and
snack foods either from aut.om<ltic vending machines
or in ·$helves occupying a floor area· not to· exceed
40 sqaare teet. ·
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SECTioN 2. The Council hereby finds that none of the provlsio~~~.·:
of this ordinance will have a significant environmental inapact. · .. ·
SECTION l. This ordinance shall become effective upon the com
mencement of the thirty-f i~st day after the day of its passage.
INTRODLJCF;D: October 22, 1984
PASSED: November 5, 1984
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb. fletcher, !<leiii, Renze1, Sutorius, Woolley
NOES: Levy
ABSTENTIONS: None
ABSENT: Witherspoon
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