§ 9138.2. Vehicle Service and Repair.

The servicing and repair of motor vehicles in the commercial zones at establishments other than retail petroleum outlets [[1]] shall be subject to the following:

1. Vehicle repair and service located within one hundred (100) feet of any residential zone, as measured from lot line to lot line, shall be subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission pursuant to CMC § 9172.21 . Within the CR (Commercial, Regional) Zone and MUR (Mixed-Use Residential) Overlay District, a Conditional Use Permit is required regardless of the one hundred (100) foot distance requirement.

   • a. Lawfully established automotive repair facilities on property fronting Avalon Boulevard and located within the CA Zone shall discontinue operations on or before July 1, 2017.

Ability to comply with CMC § 9138.15[[2]] and 9138.2 [[3]] .

• [2] For servicing and repair incidental to a retail petroleum outlet, see CMC § 9138.11 .

Lawfully established automotive repair facilities on property fronting Avalon Boulevard and located within the CA Zone shall discontinue operations on or before July 1, 2017.

• [3] For servicing and repair incidental to a retail petroleum outlet, see CMC § 9138.11 .

Lawfully established automotive repair facilities on property fronting Avalon Boulevard and located within the CA Zone shall discontinue operations on or before July 1, 2017.

2. All operations shall be conducted within an enclosed building.

3. All areas or structures in which such operations are conducted shall be so located or soundproofed as to prevent annoyance or detriment to surrounding property. In no case shall doors or windows be permitted in any wall within one hundred (100) feet of and facing a residential zone.

4. All damaged or wrecked vehicles awaiting repair shall be effectively screened so as not to be visible from surrounding property or from any adjoining public street or walkway.

5. All repair activities shall be confined to the hours between 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.

6. No damaged or wrecked vehicles shall be stored for purposes other than repair and shall not constitute a vehicle wrecking, dismantling, or impounding yard, or junk or salvage yard.

7. Dismantling of vehicles for purposes other than repair is prohibited.

8. All display and storage shall be located within an enclosed building. Vehicles awaiting service may be parked in an unenclosed area for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours. Vending machines shall be placed indoors.

9. The entire ground area of the site, except building and planting areas, shall be paved with asphaltic compound or concrete to City standards and shall comply with the Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP) requirements as stated in Article V , Sanitation and Health, Chapter 8, Storm Water and Urban Runoff Pollution Control, Section 5809 of the Carson Municipal Code.

10. Design a repair/maintenance bay drainage system to capture all washwater, leaks and spills. Connect drains to sump for collection and disposal or connect to clarifier then sanitary sewer.

11. That development and architectural plans indicating compliance with the provisions of this Section and embodying acceptable design standards shall be submitted for approval by the Planning Division and made a condition of an approved Conditional Use Permit.

12. All entrances to restrooms shall be located within the building in such a manner as not to be visible from adjacent property.

13. Parking shall be provided as follows:

• a. One (1) automobile parking space shall be provided for each employee on the largest shift.

• b. Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for each service bay.

• c. Spaces are to be striped and provided, as deemed necessary, with bumper guards or wheel stops approved by the Planning Division.

• d. Vehicles may only be parked in designated parking spaces.

• e. Parking for all other uses shall comply with CMC § 9162.21 .

14. That landscaping shall be provided as follows:

• a. Landscaped planters shall be provided along the full length of building facades facing streets or public parking areas.

• b. All landscaped areas shall be protected by a curb not less than six (6) inches in height or a raised planter wall between the landscaping and paved areas.

• c. Landscaped planters not less than three (3) feet in width shall be provided along all interior lot lines.

• d. Landscaping shall consist of trees of at least twenty-four (24) inch box, shrubs of at least five (5) gallon size, and suitable ground cover.

• e. All landscaped areas shall be properly maintained in a neat, orderly and safe manner. Such landscaping and maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, the installation and use of an irrigation system, permanently and completely installed, which delivers water directly to all landscaped areas.

15. A solid decorative masonry wall or wrought iron fencing with appropriate landscaping or other such appropriate screening material to the discretion of the Director, six (6) feet in height shall be installed and maintained along interior property lines not occupied by a building, except that any screening located within the required front setback area shall not exceed three and one-half (3-1/2) feet in height.

16. That the requirements and limitations contained in this Section shall be considered minimum standards; provided, however, that the Planning Commission may:

• a. Require such additional conditions as are deemed necessary within the intent of CMC § 9172.21(D) ; or

• b. Modify such requirements or limitations contained herein which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are inappropriate or inapplicable either to the intended use of the property, to the property itself or to adjacent property.

17. Signage shall be of appropriate design as approved pursuant to the Site Plan and Design Review procedures (including number of signs and sign structures to be permitted) as provided in CMC § 9172.23 .

• (Ord. 11-1473 § 4; Ord. 04-1322 § 7; Ord. 79-479 § 7)

• [1] For servicing and repair incidental to a retail petroleum outlet, see CMC § 9138.11 .

• Lawfully established automotive repair facilities on property fronting Avalon Boulevard and located within the CA Zone shall discontinue operations on or before July 1, 2017.