Belmont Municipal Code Art. VII Regulations for Vehicle Repair

For the purposes of this section, "vehicle" is as defined by the California Vehicle Code, and includes any motor or motor driven cycle.

(Ord. No. 929, § 1, 7-14-98)

Servicing, repairing, assembling, wrecking, modifying, cleaning, detailing, restoring or otherwise working on any vehicle on any residentially zoned property shall be subject to the following:

(1) Such vehicle must be registered to the address to where the work is taking place, or registered to the person performing the work upon the vehicle.

(2) Work outside of an enclosed garage area is limited to minor repair and maintenance, including replacement of the alternator, generator, starter, water pump, battery or brake parts, change of oil or filter, fan or other motor driven belts, hoses, lamp replacement, repair of flat tires, lubrication, engine tune-up, and similar routine and preventive maintenance work.

(3) If such work is to be done outside of garage areas it shall only be done between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.

(4) Such work shall not be done in a public right-of-way.

(5) Such work shall not be conducted upon more than one (1) vehicle at any one (1) time.

(6) Storage of parts for vehicles upon the property shall be limited to those parts necessary for minor repair of a vehicle. Storage of more than five (5) gallons of any Class 1 flammable liquid is prohibited.

(7) Storage of all parts shall be inside of an enclosed garage, residence, or accessory building. Storage of parts in yards, driveways, carports, porch, or similar areas visible from the public right-of-way is prohibited.

(8) Upon completion of any work allowed by this section, the property shall be cleaned of all debris, oil, grease, gasoline, brake and other fluids, cloths, rags, any equipment or material used in the work and shall be left in such a condition that no hazard to person shall remain and compliance with NPDES standards is attained.

(Ord. No. 929, § 1, 7-14-98)

This section prohibits vehicle repair on any property zoned for residential use by any commercial entity or by any individual for any compensation in any form.

(Ord. No. 929, § 1, 7-14-98)

Violation of this article or any subsection of this article shall be governed by section 1-8, General Penalty; Continuing Violations of the Belmont Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 929, § 1, 7-14-98)