Rome |
Code of Ordinances |
Part III. CODE |
Appendix B. UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE |
Article 4. RESTRICTIONS REGARDING PARTICULAR USES |
a.
Automobile parking lot or parking garage, commercial may include gasoline pumps if located entirely within the principal structure.
b.
Automobile repair and paint shops.
(1)
Such use shall not be permitted within 300 feet of any property used for a school, park, playground, day care home or center, nursing home, convalescent home, personal care home, or hospital; or within 300 feet of any residentially zoned property.
(2)
All activities shall be carried on entirely within an enclosed building.
(3)
Damaged vehicles shall be stored within a storage area that meets the criteria outlined in Article 4.1.2i.
c.
Automobile and truck salvage and retail sales.
(1)
Automotive salvage operations where parts are to be retailed or wholesaled as usable replacement parts are permitted provided they are properly screened from view on all sides by a solid fence a minimum of eight feet tall.
d.
Automotive service business and automobile service station.
(1)
Auto repair shall not be permitted.
(2)
Gasoline pumps and other service facilities shall be set back not less than 15 feet from the right-of-way line.
(3)
All activities shall be carried on entirely within an enclosed building.
(4)
No inoperable vehicles shall be stored on the site for more than 24 hours.
(5)
Such use in a P-D District shall not be constructed until the primary structure has been constructed.
e.
Automobile, boat, truck and trailer sales, lease and rentals. All parking areas shall be clearly marked, and no unit shall be parked within the setback areas of the district.
f.
Automobile wash service. A paved area shall be located on the same lot for the storage of vehicles awaiting service equal to one-third of the practical hourly capacity of the wash machines.
g.
Automobile wrecking or junkyards.
(1)
Such use shall be enclosed by a fence or wall not less than eight feet in height that provides total visual screening. Such screening shall be maintained in good condition and meet the standards established for buffers in Article 6.
(2)
The storage of vehicles shall be on an all-weather treatment, such as asphalt, concrete or gravel. Vehicles shall be arranged in rows and not stacked upon one another.
(3)
No such activity may be conducted within 100 feet of any property line or 200 feet of any property zoned or used for residential purposes. The incidental sale of auto parts removed from cars on the site shall be permitted.
h.
Retail automobile parts and tire store.
(1)
Unless elsewhere permitted within the district, there shall be no dismantling of vehicles on the premises to obtain auto parts.
(2)
Unless elsewhere permitted within the district, the only auto part installation that shall be permitted in connection with this use shall be the installing of tires and the installation of minor maintenance or accessory parts.
(3)
Unless elsewhere permitted within the district, major auto repair shall not be permitted in connection with this use.
i.
Storage yards for damaged or confiscated automobiles.
(1)
This use shall be enclosed by a fence or wall at least eight feet in height that provides total visual screening. Such screening shall be maintained in good condition and meet the buffer standards of Article 6 "Site Design Standards."
(2)
The storage of vehicles shall be on an all-weather treatment such as asphalt, concrete or gravel. Vehicles shall be arranged in rows and not stacked upon one another.
(3)
No such activity may be conducted within 100 feet of any property line or 200 feet of any property zoned or used for residential purposes. The incidental sale of auto parts removed from cars on the site shall be permitted.
(4)
No dismantling, repair, or other such activity shall be conducted unless otherwise permitted in the district.
(5)
No automobiles shall be held longer than the expiration of its current registration period.