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ORDINANCE NO. XXXX
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1490, CITY CODE OF
2005, RELATING TO USED AUTOMOBILE SALES/RENTAL
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Chapter 9, Article I, Section 9.107 (C)(7) of the Columbia Heights City Code, is
proposed to include the following additions and deletions:
§ 9.107 SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(C) Specific Development Standards. The following uses are subject to specific
development standards:
(7) Automobile Sales/Rental, Used.
a) The use shall be served by a major collector or higher classification or
roadway.
auto and truck sales or rental
b)An open-aired used car lot as a stand-
alone business is prohibited.
automobiles or rented
c)Used cars may be sold as a stand-alone business
used automobiles and associated are
if the business is contained
within a building.
automobiles
d)Used cars may not be sold accessory to businesses other
than new car dealerships.
e) Outdoor vehicle display areas shall meet the setback requirements for a
principal structure in the zoning district in which the use is located.
e)
f) Outdoor vehicle display areas within the public right-of-way are
prohibited.
f)
g) A landscape buffer with a minimum depth of 10 feet shall be installed
and maintained along all abutting public rights-of-way.
h) Outdoor vehicle display shall be within a designated area that is hard-
surfaced.
g)
i) Outdoor vehicle display shall be in an orderly fashion, with access aisles
outdoor
provided as needed. The storage of inoperable, junk vehicles
and vehicles with expired tabs is prohibited.
h)
j)Music or amplified sounds shall not be audible from adjacent residential
properties.
k)Outdoor vehicle display shall not reduce the amount of off-street parking
provided on site below the level required for the principal use.
i)
l)An appropriate transition area between the use and adjacent property
shall be provided by landscaping, screening or other site improvements
consistent with the character of the neighborhood.
j)
m)Fuel pumps for the purpose of retail sale and dispensing of fuel to the
general public shall be prohibited. If the use includes dispensing of fuel
for the automobiles maintained on site, the use shall employ best
management practices regarding the venting of odors, gas, and fumes.
Such vents shall be located a minimum of ten (10) feet above grade and
shall be directed away from residential uses. All storage tanks shall be
equipped with vapor-tight fittings to eliminate the escape of gas vapors.
Section 2:
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 30 days after its
passage.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
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Mayor Gary L. Peterson
Attest:
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Patricia Muscovitz, CMC
Deputy City Clerk/Council Secretary