As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
meanings indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE BODY REPAIR SHOP
Any establishment, building or part thereof or other place
where there is carried on the business of repairing, painting, replacing
and substituting parts of automobile bodies.
All motor vehicle body repair activity must secure a permit
as provided herein and must be conducted in a structure providing
adequate safety for employees working on vehicles, including, but
not limited to, the following:
A. There must be adequate ventilating equipment and painting must be
done in accordance with the requirements of New York State labor regulations
with respect to mechanical ventilating equipment, breathing equipment
and the like.
B. Walls must have a two-hour fire-rating capacity, as defined in the
State Construction Code.
C. Fire doors must be provided between the various interior sections
or areas.
D. Surface areas, interior and exterior, must be hard-surfaced with
either concrete, asphalt or the like.
E. There must be adequate and sufficient exit doors in the exterior
walls.
F. The Elma Fire Code or its successor must be complied with.
G. Fencing requirements of the Elma Code must be complied with. All
outdoor storage will be screen-fenced. The Town Board may require
fencing for a particular location due to unusual conditions.
H. Any structure and premises used as a motor vehicle body repair shop
must comply with the Environmental Conservation Act and the Erie County
Sanitary Code and any regulations issued thereunder.
I. No portion of a building licensed for use as an automobile body repair
shop may be used as a residence or as an office facility, except as
an office in connection with the said repair shop.
Each motor vehicle body repair shop must have proper and adequate
tools and equipment. Any acetylene cutting and welding equipment and
spray booths must be constructed and maintained in compliance with
the Fire Code. Electrical wiring must be approved by the Fire Code
Enforcement Officer or by a representative of Underwriters Laboratories.
All repair work shall be done indoors.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Elma Code, no structure
or building used for a collision shop shall be located within 100
feet of a residential zone as measured from side lot line.
All such shops must be duly registered as repair shops by the
Commission of Motor Vehicles.