Article 39 — Highway and Arterial Business/Auto Mall Zone (C-2/AM)

The purpose of this article is to establish a zone referred to as the “C-2/AM” or “Highway and Arterial Business/Auto Mall Zone,” in order to encourage the grouping of dealerships, automotive sales and leasing uses, and also allow automotive support services such as automotive equipment installation, parts sales, auto body and mechanical repair to operate within the designated C-2/AM Zone. The C-2/AM Zone is to be applied at those locations in the City in which a grouping of automobile sales and services may be developed and operated in a manner which is compatible with adjacent land uses, that displays visual characteristics that enhances the appearance of this area to promote trade and commerce, and accommodates the convenience of motorists with adequate vehicular access and circulation. The City’s intent is to recognize the special needs associated with auto dealerships and automobile uses within an auto mall area and to develop appropriate development and performance standards to facilitate their growth and prosperity in a manner that is harmonious and sensitive to the surrounding community. (§ 1, Ord. 1168-NS, eff. January 5, 1993)

Only the uses identified in Article 21 of this chapter as being permitted in the Highway and Arterial Business/Auto Mall (C-2/AM) Zone shall be established or maintained on property located therein, subject to the permitting requirements and limitations set forth in said Article 21.

(§ 1, Ord. 1168-NS, eff. January 5, 1993, as amended by § 8, Ord. 1292-NS, eff. August 28, 1997, § 6, Ord. 1304-NS, eff. October 23, 1997, § 18, Ord. 1379-NS, eff. August 9, 2001, § 5, Ord. 1401-NS, eff. February 6, 2003, and § 53, Ord. 1620-NS, eff. August 12, 2016)

(§ 1, Ord. 1168-NS, eff. January 5, 1993 and amended by § 23, Ord. 1555-NS, eff. May 13, 2011, and repealed by § 54, Ord. 1620-NS, eff. August 12, 2016)

All development standards that are applicable to the Highway and Arterial Business (C-2) Zone shall apply to the Highway and Arterial Business/Auto Mall (C-2/AM) Zone except that, in the case of a conflict between said standards and those set forth in this article, the provisions of this article shall apply. The following development standards are established within the C-2/AM Zone for auto repair and auto body repair uses, and all development permits issued for uses in the C-2/AM zone shall be conditioned to ensure compliance with said standards:

(a) All repair work shall be conducted in an enclosed building;

(b) All damaged and dismantled vehicles and parts shall be kept inside a building or shall or completely screened from adjacent streets, highways, and freeways by a minimum six (6') foot high solid decorative wall or fence;

(c) Entrances to service bays shall not be open to the street but shall face the rear or interior property lines unless obscured by an intervening structure, solid wall or fence; and

(d) The operation shall not unreasonably emit noise, dust, smoke, odor, vibration, or other harmful or annoying substances.

(§ 1, Ord. 1168-NS, eff. January 5, 1993)