§ 416.120. Additional Considerations For Certain Uses.

A. 

When considering a redevelopment plan for the following uses, any approval of such use shall be subject to the additional conditions for each use as follows:

1. 

Automotive Parts And Supply Store. Any approval of a redevelopment plan for an automotive parts and supply store use shall be subject to the following:

a. 

External Maintenance. The exterior of the building shall be maintained in good repair and the parking lots, loading areas, rear entry areas, and other areas external to the building shall be maintained in a manner to keep it free from accumulations of dirt, petroleum, automotive fluids, debris, mud, rubbish, paper, trash, litter and other such items. Any signs, markers or any other methods used to indicate direction of traffic movement and location of parking spaces shall be maintained in a neat and legible condition. Likewise, any walls, trees and shrubbery, as well as surfacing of the parking lot, shall be maintained in good condition throughout its use for parking purposes, and the Board of Aldermen shall have the authority to prohibit the use of the area for parking purposes unless and until proper maintenance, repair or rehabilitation is completed.

b. 

Use Of External Areas. Parking lots, loading areas, rear entry areas, and other areas external to the building shall not be used for any automobile repair, servicing, maintenance or parts installation (not including limited diagnostic testing which shall occur only in the parking/loading area in the rear of the building) nor for the storage of derelict motor vehicles (as defined in Section 355.140). Any person or entity that uses a parking lot, or allows its customers, patrons or invitees to use an adjacent parking lot, in contravention of this Section shall be a violation of this Code. The owner and occupant of any building housing an automotive parts and supply store shall take all steps necessary to inform its customers and patrons of this prohibition. For purposes of this Section, "diagnostic testing" means battery testing, electrical system testing and ignition control module testing.

c. 

Outside Storage Or Display Prohibited. Use of the parking lot for outside storage or display of merchandise, goods, inventory, supplies, returned product, recycled oil or other products, trash or other items generated by the use shall be prohibited, except as may be expressly approved by a redevelopment plan pursuant to this Chapter 416.

d. 

Deliveries. No "loading activity" as defined in Section 210.010(A)(16) shall occur on site between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.

e. 

Protection Of Residential Areas. Automotive parts and supply store uses abutting property used for residential purposes shall take all necessary steps, including landscape buffering, fencing and/or screening, to protect against encroachment of noise, light, litter, debris, parking, pedestrians, and other such intrusions onto the neighboring residential properties.

f. 

Internal Storage Of Materials. All storage of recycled petroleum products, transmission fluid, batteries, hazardous or flammable materials, or other similar materials shall be contained completely inside the principal building and stored only in strict compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws, codes, regulations and rules.

g. 

Signage. Signage shall be approved via the redevelopment plan process.

Ord. No. 1580 § 2, 11-15-2016