§ 50-747. Automobile sales and service.

The following provisions apply to automobile sales and service:

(1)

A site plan shall be submitted as provided in section 50-775.

(2)

No portion of any vehicle shall be parked or displayed within twenty feet of the edge of adjacent right-of-way, nor within five feet of any common property line.

(3)

The minimum parcel size for an automobile sales and service use shall be four acres when the automobile sales and service use is permitted by special exception.

(4)

A maximum of two driveways shall be allowed; provided, the driveways are spaced at least 200 feet apart on any single highway frontage, or the spacing of the driveways meets or exceeds the spacing requirements of any applicable access management plan. No entrance or exit shall be located any closer than 100 feet to the right-of-way line at any intersection.

(5)

Any side or rear yard which abuts a residential zoning district or agricultural zoning district shall be buffered by a minimum 20-foot strip of landscaped, irrigated land.

(6)

All lights shall be shielded and directed so as to not shine on adjacent noncommercial properties.

(7)

On state highways, documentation shall be provided from the state department of transportation that the access and curb cuts are in accord with minimum state department of transportation standards and/or the US19/98 Corridor Access Management Plan.

(8)

All vehicle display areas shall be paved, with landscaped traffic islands and painted parking spaces.

(9)

Flashing lights and portable signs of any kind are prohibited, except as permitted in article X of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 2007-06, § 8, 11-20-2007)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2007-06, § 8, adopted November 20, 2007, amended § 50-747 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Former § 50-747, pertained to used car lots, and derived from 1991 LDR ch. 79, § 6.01(G)(37[A]); Ord. No. 05-01, § 10, 5-17-2005; Ord. No. 2007-03, § 22, 7-17-2007.