§ 58.754. Standards for Automotive Services.

(a)

Except for fuel dispensing, no principal activities are permitted outdoors. Outdoor activities are limited to accessory activities such as vacuuming, drying, waxing, and occasional, not by appointment, quick check and quick repair services. Quick check and quick repair services are those services provided by the facility that can be routinely performed within minutes and are typically expected by customers to be provided immediately upon request. Quick check and quick repair services may include but are not limited to the following: air filter replacement, fan belt (not timing belt) replacement windshield wiper blade replacement, head or tail light bulb replacement, battery replacement, tire inflation and tire pressure checks, and fluid top-off.

(b)

Except for vehicles, no outdoor storage shall be allowed. Inoperable, disabled and vehicles in the process of being repaired must be stored behind the front building line. Where parking is allowed in the front or street side yard, customer and/or employee parking may be located within the required front or street side yard. Outdoor vehicle storage adjacent to a residential district shall be screened by a wall which is 6 ft. in height.

(c)

Outdoor lifts shall be prohibited. Substantial improvements or enlargements greater than 10% shall require the removal of existing outdoor lifts. However, the enclosure of previously permitted outdoor lifts shall not constitute a substantial improvement or enlargement.

(d)

All vehicles (customer, employee, disabled/awaiting repair) shall be parked in designated parking spaces. Parking lots, driving aisles, and parking spaces shall be subject to the landscaping standards of Chapter 61, Part 3 of the Land Development Code.

Automotive Service uses which do not meet all of these design standards shall be classified as Major Vehicle Services.

(Ord. of 8-23-1999, § 5, Doc. #32283; Ord. No. 2010-33, § 2, 8-30-2010, Doc. #1008301102)