ABANDONED SERVICE STATIONS AND CARWASHES.
Fresno Municipal Code § 15-2704
in effectSEC. 15-2704. - ABANDONED SERVICE STATIONS AND CARWASHES.
A. Abandonment. Any service station and/or carwash shall, in the case of abandonment or non-operation of the primary use, be declared a Public Nuisance and shall be dismantled and the site cleared within 12 months subsequent to the close of the last business day or whenever the facility stops selling fuel, whichever occurs first.
1. Exception. Any service stations or carwashes certified on the Local Official Register of Historic Resources.
B. Conversions of Service Stations. A Discretionary Permit authorizing the conversion of a service station to any other use shall be subject to the following:
1. Ancillary equipment, not including the main building, including all pumps, pump islands, fuel pump canopies, signs, insignias, trademarks, their supporting structures, mountings, foundations, and gas price signs, and all other above-ground improvements which are uniquely associated with service station and/or carwash operations shall be dismantled and removed from the site to a waste disposal or recycling facility permitted for receipt of such debris.
2. Pumps and pipes related to the delivery and disposal of petroleum products shall be removed.
3. Aboveground and underground apparatus need to be removed in accordance with directives of all regulatory agencies.
4. The converted service station and/or carwash site shall be resurfaced and landscaped in a manner appropriate to the proposed use.
C. Site Clearance. Should the site be cleared, all equipment per Subsection B above, including signs shall be removed.
(Added Ord. 2015-39, § 1, eff. 1-9-16).
Source: City of Fresno, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/fresno/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=MUCOCHFRCA_CH15CIDECOINRE_PTIIIREAPSOALDI_ART27STSPUSAC_S15-2704ABSESTCAFetched: 11/1/2026