Gas station canopies - open air building vs. giant wings on stilts

[SeniorPlannerLR]

Does anyone have any pictures of gas station canopies that are designed more like an open air building (distance from the support column to edge of canopy is similar to the eaves/overhang of the main building)? It seems that all anyone wants to build these days are these giant bulky roof structures with all of their associated lighting, fire suppression systems, etc. perched atop spindly little poles that attach to the interior recesses of the canopy. Our town re-wrote our guidelines almost 8 years ago, but only now has a new gas station/convenience store approached us about building here. Am I the only one who thinks these structures are one of the worst offenders we have when it comes to architectural design?

[DetroitPlanner]

I am not sure which one you find to be so distasteful. I do have something that is a hybrid of the two things you have mentioned by me. I think it is ugly as sin and way too out of scale.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=plymo...12,350.27,,0,0

[boiker]

Flip the site. Building at the street, pumps behind the building. Either that or you deal with the canopy. Dressing the up into "open-air" building monstrosities doesn't fix the issue.

[Cardinal]

I took a picture of one today that is a very good example, and I may have others in my collection. Send me a PM with your email and I can forward it/them to you. It will be a few days as I am still on vacation.