UDO_Adopted Version_February 2025-BAC Updated 4.29.25

Article 4: Use Standards Section 4.2. Principal Uses 4.2.5. Principal Use-Specific Standards

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Vehicle/Equipment Sales and Service Uses

a. Automobile Repair, Major (1) Areas used to store vehicles awaiting repair or pick-up shall be screened in accordance with the outdoor storage screening standards in Section 4.3.5.B.20, Outdoor Storage (as an accessory use).

(2) All repairs shall be performed inside a building.

(3) Vehicles shall not be parked or stored for more than 30 consecutive days.

(4) Parking or storage of vehicles for parts outside of a building is not permitted.

(Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015)

b. Automobile Repair, Minor

(1) Areas used to store vehicles awaiting repair or pick-up shall be located at least 30 feet from a street right-of-way.

(2) All repairs shall be performed inside a building.

(3) Vehicles shall not be parked or stored for more than three consecutive days.

(4) Parking or storage of vehicles for parts outside of a building is not permitted.

(Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015)

c. Automobile Sales or Rental (1) No displays of automobiles shall be located in required perimeter or streetyard buffers, on top of buildings, or in required off-street parking spaces, drive aisles, fire lanes, passenger loading zones, commercial loading areas, or public or private streets. (2) Automobiles must be stored on asphalt, concrete, brick, pavers, or an equivalent hard, dustless, and bonded surface material that is maintained in a smooth, well-graded, clean, orderly, and dust-free condition. The use of gravel is prohibited. d. Automobile Service Station (1) Areas used to store vehicles awaiting repair or pick-up shall be screened in accordance with the outdoor storage screening standards in Section 4.3.5.B.20, Outdoor Storage (as an accessory use).

(Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2016-001, 05/10/2016)

(2) All repairs shall be performed inside a building.

(3) Vehicles shall not be parked or stored for more than 30 consecutive days.

(4) Parking or storage of vehicles for parts outside of a building is not permitted.

(5) Driveways providing right in/right out access shall be no more than 28 feet wide and driveways providing full access shall be no more than 36 feet wide.

(Ord. No. 2014-022, 06/24/2014; Ord. No. 2015-002, 04/29/2015)

e. Car Wash/Detailing (1) In the Neighborhood Activity Center (NAC) and Town Center Commercial (TCC) Districts, all activities and operations associated with the primary activities and operations of the car wash/detailing use, other than vacuuming, detailing, and hand-drying, shall be completely enclosed within a building. Self-service car wash bays or similar facilities are not permitted.

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