(a) An established place of business for a used motor vehicle sales lot shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) The premises must include a permanently enclosed building or structure either owned or leased by the dealer, which is not a residence, tent, temporary stand, or any temporary quarters;
(2) All books, records and files necessary to conduct the business are maintained in the building or structure;
(3) The building or structure houses an office of at least 150 square feet in size, equipped with standard office furniture, working utilities, a working rest room, and a working telephone listed in the name of the business on the dealer's license;
(4) The premises have land space of not less than 1,300 square feet to accommodate the display of a minimum of ten vehicles of the kind and type that the dealer is licensed to sell, and an additional 650 square feet for customer parking. The display and customer parking areas shall be adequately surfaced and well-lit during business hours;
(5) The premises are identified by an exterior sign, of a size, location and height permitted in the zoning district in which it is located;
(6) The premises contain a conspicuous posting of the dealer's hours of operation;
(7) The premises contain a registered repair facility on site for the repair and servicing of motor vehicles of a type sold at the established place of business, unless the dealer has entered into a written service agreement with a registered repair facility at the location not to exceed a ten mile distance from the established place of business. If repairs are conducted pursuant to a servicing agreement, the servicing agreement shall be conspicuously posted in the office; and
(8) The premises shall meet all other applicable zoning requirements and municipal requirements.
(b) It is the intent of this chapter to supplement the state laws regulating used or secondhand vehicle dealers. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to reduce the licensing requirements for used or secondhand vehicle dealers under state law.
(Ord. 07-06. Passed 3-7-06.)