18.120.040 Automobile/vehicle sales and leasing.
Automobile/vehicle sales and leasing shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following standards:
A. Location. Automobile/vehicle sales and leasing are permitted on sites with at least one frontage on an arterial street or regional highway.
B. Minimum Lot Size. Ten thousand square feet.
C. Landscaping and Screening. In addition to complying with the following standards, automobile/vehicle sales and leasing uses shall meet landscaping standards in Chapter 18.90 MCC.
1. Maintenance. All landscaped areas, walls, and barriers must be maintained in conformance with approved landscape plans in perpetuity.
2. Other Requirements. Additional screening and landscaping may be required where necessary to prevent visual impacts on adjacent residential or mixed use districts.
3. Accessory Sales and Leasing. Automobile sales and leasing that are accessory to another use must meet the landscaping and screening requirements above.
4. Relation to MCC Title 17, Subdivisions. Where the requirements of this section conflict with landscaping and screening requirements of MCC Title 17, Subdivisions, the most restrictive shall govern. Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and specific requirement, the specific requirement shall apply.
D. Vehicle Display. A minimum 12-foot-wide planter strip shall separate vehicle display areas from sidewalks and pedestrian entries.
E. Vehicle Loading and Unloading. All vehicle loading and unloading shall occur in the rear half of the site. If the lot abuts a property in a residential district, the loading and unloading may be located to have a lesser impact on the adjacent properties, but in all cases, loading and unloading shall occur during weekday business hours. [Res. 21-09; Ord. 21-05 § 2; Res. 14-36 § 410.04; Ord. 14-12 § 1.]