[Added 11-10-2005 by Ord. No. 455]
Effective January 1, 2007, in addition to all
other regulations contained in the Code of the Town of Elsmere, the
following additional restrictions shall apply to all existing and
future used car businesses and used car lots located within the corporate
boundaries of the Town of Elsmere.
A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
USED CAR BUSINESS
Any business, person, firm or corporation who or which intends
as a primary or supplemental course of business to sell or offer for
sale five or more used motor vehicles within a period of 12 months.
USED CAR LOT
Land within the Town of Elsmere maintained or used for the
sale of five or more used motor vehicles within a period of 12 months.
B. Regulations.
(1)
All exterior areas used for the display, storage
or offer for sale of used motor vehicles shall be paved with either
concrete or asphalt.
(2)
A parking space which is no less than 10 feet
by 20 feet shall be provided for each motor vehicle offered for sale.
(3)
Each parking space which is located within 15
feet of a sidewalk, roadway or other public conveyance or easement
shall have a vehicle restraint device which will prevent any part
of a parked vehicle from encroaching upon the sidewalk, roadway or
other public conveyance.
(4)
There shall be an aisleway of no less than 15
feet wide between each row of vehicles offered for sale or display.
(5)
There shall be two driveways, one for ingress
and one for egress. There may be one driveway, provided any single
driveway shall be of sufficient width to allow for the simultaneous
ingress and egress of motor vehicles.
(6)
Each lot shall contain a building to serve as
the primary office space for the establishment.
(a)
Such building shall contain no less than 150
square feet of interior floor space to be used as a business or sales
office.
(b)
Such building shall include a restroom with
sink, which shall be accessible to customers and others visiting the
establishment.
(7)
At no time shall any used parts or used tires
be stored on the site of the establishment for a period of time exceeding
72 hours.
(8)
At no time shall any inoperable, dismantled
or wrecked vehicle be stored on the site of the establishment for
a period of time exceeding 72 hours.
(9)
At no time shall any repair or maintenance be
performed upon any vehicle located on a used auto sales lot unless
the repair or maintenance is conducted within the confines of a garage
specifically designed to be used as a garage for maintenance or storage
of vehicles.
(10)
Any vehicles which are offered or intended to be offered for sale by any used car dealer licensed to sell used vehicles at a specific location within the corporate limits of the Town of Elsmere, as well as any vehicles owned or operated by the employees, owners and/or partners of a used car business licensed to sell used vehicles at a specific location within the corporate limits of the Town of Elsmere, shall be parked off the street on the used car business's lot and in an area as described in §
225-30.1B(1) and
(2) of this article and not upon any public road, alley or way.
[Added 4-12-2012 by Ord. No. 546]