10-2.1606 Motor vehicle body and fender shops.
- (a) Purpose. The motor vehicle body and fender shop regulations are established to ensure the protection of adjacent and surrounding uses for the health, safety, and general welfare of the City and its residents.
- (b) Criteria. To achieve the purpose of this section, all motor vehicle body and fender shops shall conform to the following criteria in addition to all other applicable land use and development standards in this chapter.
- (1) Enclosed building required. All existing and new motor vehicle body and fender shops shall conduct repair activities within a fully enclosed building.
- (2) Utilization of required parking. No existing or new motor vehicle body and fender shop shall utilize required parking stalls or aisles for the storage or repair of vehicles, disassembled auto parts, debris, or trash.
- (3) Walls. A six (6) foot high decorative masonry wall shall be constructed along all property lines, setback lines, and where otherwise necessary to screen the open work areas from view. A six (6) foot high gate shall be provided at all access ways provided for ingress and egress and shall screen the interior of the site from public view.
- (4) Other improvements. Any development requiring a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall be reviewed with reference to landscaping, parking, wrecked vehicles, screening and walls, signs, trash areas, and lighting, as well as to the method of garage operation as it relates to cleanliness and overloading of the site, and the applicant shall be required to make reasonable efforts to conform with the purpose and criteria of this section. Conditions of approval may include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
- a. Additional trash areas and screening;
- b. The undergrounding of onsite utilities;
- c. The location and width of driveways;
- d. The location and size of accessory buildings;
- e. The method of controlling noise, air, water, odors, dust, and solid waste pollution;
- f. The method of controlling flammable liquids, particularly gasoline, solvents, and thinners;
- g. The method of securing the site from intruders or vandals and obtaining public safety.
- h. Hours of operation.
- (c) Conditional Use Permit required. A new motor vehicle body and fender shop, any addition to the floor area of an existing motor vehicle body and fender shop, or any intensification of use shall be subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 10-2.2506. Intensification of use shall include any change in activity or use determined by the Chief of Planning to have the potential to produce noise, vibration, odor, glare, electromagnetic interference, or other environmental impacts that cause discomfort or annoyance to reasonable persons of normal sensitivities or which endangers the comfort, repose, health or peace of persons whose property abuts the property lines of the lot containing the motor vehicle body and fender shop.
(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)
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