No person, firm or corporation shall erect,
alter or use any structure for a gasoline station, public garage,
repair shop or similar use without first obtaining a permit therefor
from the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Closter. Application
for said permit shall be made in writing, accompanied by detailed
plans and specifications of the structure intended to be erected,
altered or so used. No permit shall be granted unless the structure
or use conforms to the following minimum requirements:
A. The lot upon which the proposed use is situated shall
not be within a distance of 200 feet, as measured along the public
street, of a school, church, hospital, theater or public library.
B. The lot upon which the use is to be located shall
not be situated or have an entrance or exit within 50 feet of any
property in the Residence Area A, Residence Area B or Business Area
Zones.
C. All facilities used in connection with said business
shall be located entirely upon private property, and no facilities
shall be installed for the servicing of any cars while said cars are
located on the public street.
D. No public garage or repair shop shall have any openings
in the side or rear walls or roof within 10 feet of any lot line.
E. No public garage shall have any of its ground floor
storage space or workshop within 25 feet of the front street line.
F. All exterior walls of a public garage, gasoline station
or repair shop shall be constructed of fireproof materials.
G. All automobile repair work shall be done inside the
building and not out of doors; provided, however, that the mechanical
repair work (i.e., working on mechanical parts of a vehicle and not
painting, bodywork, refinishing, etc.) may be done out of doors during
the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
[Amended 1-2-1997 by Ord. No. 1996:736]
H. The entrance or exit driveways for a public garage
shall be at least eight feet wide and shall be extended directly to
a street.