16.309 AUTOMOBILE/VEHICLE rEPAIr, LIGHT AND HEAVY

2. Operators shall comply with the requirements of all applicable federal, State and local laws relating to the storage and disposal of toxic chemicals and hazardous waste.

G. Air Quality.

1. Use of brake washers shall be required in service stalls or areas that perform service on brakes employing asbestos or other materials known to be harmful when dispersed in the air. 2. All mechanical ventilating equipment shall be directed to top story exhaust vents, which face away from abutting or adjacent residential properties. 3. Exhaust systems shall be equipped with appropriate and reasonably available control technology to minimize or eliminate noxious pollutants, which would otherwise be emitted.

H. Hours of Operation. Unless otherwise approved by the Planning Commission, if the Automobile/

Vehicle Sales and Leasing use is within 100 feet of a

Residential zoning district, operation of the use shall be prohibited between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

16.309.01 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY

These provisions are intended to allow for the establishment of heavy and light Automobile/Vehicle Repair facilities, including facilities accessory to a dealership, while ensuring they are located, developed, and operated in a manner that minimizes or prevents adverse effects on the environment, and to surrounding development.

16.309.02 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

A. Structures. For any new or addition to an Automobile/

Vehicle Repair facility, entrances to individual service bays from the exterior of the building shall not face abutting residential zoned parcels. B. Setbacks. Any new or addition to an Automobile/

Vehicle Repair facility shall comply with the setback requirements for the zoning district in which it is located C. Landscaping and Screening. In addition to complying with the landscaping standards provided in Subsection

C below, landscaping shall comply with requirements in

Chapter 16.504, Landscaping and Section16.504.09,

Water-Efficient Landscape Requirements. D. Transition Requirements Adjacent to Residential zoning districts. Where an Automobile/Vehicle

Repair Use is adjacent to a Residential Zoning

District, the following standards apply.

1. Minimum Setbacks. Buildings used for repair that are adjacent to a Residential

Zoning District shall be set back a minimum 10 feet from the shared property line. 2. Landscaping and Screening. A continuous planting area with a minimum width of 7.5 feet shall be provided along any interior parcel line adjacent to a Residential Zoning District.

E. Lighting. All lighting shall comply with Chapter 16.506, Lighting and Glare.

F. Vehicle Storage. Vehicles being worked on shall be stored within an enclosed building or in a parking lot that is adequately screened, with an earthen berm, screen wall or a building. Screen walls shall be located on lot lines with the exception of yards along streets, where the screen wall shall be located outside of required setbacks.

Unattended vehicles shall not be parked or stored on the sidewalk adjoining the property, or on the street.

Screen walls are not required when the site is located in an Industrial District that abuts a non-arterial street. G. Parking. Parking shall be provided according to the required ratios and other standards of Chapter 16.508,

Off-Street Parking and Loading, as well as the following:

1. Customer and employee parking shall not be utilized for automobile repair or storage of vehicles. 2. No vehicle that will be or has been serviced may be parked on public streets, sidewalks, parkways, driveways, or alleys. 3. No vehicle may be parked on the premises for the purposes of offering it for sale unless the establishment has also been approved for automobile sales. 4. Equipment and Product Storage. Exterior storage, including tires, shall not be visible from arterial streets or a Residential Zoning District. No used or discarded automotive parts or equipment or permanently disabled, junked, unregistered, or wrecked vehicles may be stored outside of the main building, except in an approved location on-site. Parts or equipment may be temporarily stored outdoors for no longer than one week but shall be screened from street view.

16.309.03 OPERATING STANDARDS

A. Work Areas. 1. All work shall be conducted within an enclosed building, except pumping motor vehicle fluids, checking and supplementing fluids, and mechanical inspection and adjustments not involving any disassembly. 2. Automobile repair facilities performing body and fender work or similar noise-generating activities shall be conducted in fully enclosed structures with walls of concrete block or similar materials and doors in maximum half open position during operating hours. All painting shall occur within a fully enclosed booth. 3. Existing automobile repair facilities with structures that have doors on opposite ends of individual service bays shall be required to leave any such door facing a residential district or use fully closed during repair activities. 4. Outdoor lifts are prohibited.

B. Spray/Paint Booths. Spray booth stacks shall be screened from arterial streets and shall be separated a minimum of 500 feet from Residential Zoning

Districts, parks, schools, and daycare centers. The

Planning Commission or Director may reduce this separation to no less than 100 feet if a human health risk assessment (HHRA), prepared by a qualified professional, demonstrates to the satisfaction of the

Commission that levels of spray booth chemicals present in the ambient air at adjacent properties will be below applicable thresholds of concern for human health. C. Vehicles Awaiting Repair. All vehicles awaiting repair shall be parked on-site. No vehicles shall be parked on a public street, or an adjoining sidewalk including those towed to the automobile repair facility. The hoods of vehicles awaiting parts or repair parked outside shall remain closed at all times while work is not being performed. Any disassembled vehicles awaiting parts or repair for 24 hours or longer shall be stored inside of a building. D. Noise. All building enclosures for body and fender or similar noise generating activity shall include soundattenuating measures incorporated into the building design and construction to absorb noise. Bay openings shall be oriented so as to minimize the effects of sound emanating from the auto repair building towards residential uses, outdoor restaurant seating, and outdoor reception areas. Compressors shall be located within separately enclosed, sound-attenuated rooms.