(A) The minimum site area for newly established sales lots shall be 40,000 square feet, except motorcycle sales shall have a minimum site area of 20,000 square feet.
(B) All service areas shall be completely screened from public view.
(C) All parts, accessories and the like shall be stored within a fully enclosed structure.
(D) No vehicle repair or service work shall occur outside of a fully enclosed structure. Service bays with individual access from the exterior of the structure shall not directly face or front on a public right-of-way.
(E) Lighting standards:
(1) All on-site lighting shall be energy efficient, stationary and directed away from adjoining properties and public rights-of-way;
(2) "Front-row" on-site lighting standards adjacent to public streets shall not exceed 20 feet in height and shall have no more than three fixtures per standard at a minimum of 30 feet on center. The interior of the display area may be illuminated by fixtures not closer than 60 feet to the front line of display lights. These fixtures shall be on standards no higher than 20 feet, shall be spaced no closer than 60 feet on center and shall have no more than four fixtures per pole;
(3) Lighting standards for the entire display area shall not exceed 1.75 watts per square foot. Service, storage and employee parking areas shall be lighted by standards not higher than 24 feet. Average wattage for the entire storage area shall not exceed 0.3 watts per square foot;
(4) Spot fixtures shall be directed downward only, except at spot display locations along the project’s perimeter walls;
(5) Strings of incandescent fixtures shall not be allowed in any exterior area.
(F) Parking and display:
(1) All loading and unloading of vehicles shall occur on-site where feasible and not in adjoining public rights-of-way;
(2) All vehicles associated with the business shall be displayed, parked or stored on-site on paved surfaces only and not in adjoining parkways, streets or alleys;
(3) No automobile display or signage shall be allowed on the top of any building;
(4) Parking stalls required in accordance with Chapter 17.76.030 of the Municipal Code (parking) shall not be used for the display or storage of vehicles for sale or vehicles waiting to be serviced;
(5) Parking of display and sales vehicles is exempt from Municipal Code standards for striping, stall size and aisle width;
(6) Any vehicles greater than seven feet in height shall not be located within 35 feet of a street right-of-way or adjacent residentially zoned property;
(7) A landscape buffer with a minimum width of ten feet shall be located adjacent to any residentially zoned property and shall be densely planted with evergreen trees or shrubs that will reach a height of at least ten feet at maturity for the purpose of providing screening;
(8) An adequate on-site queuing area for servicing customers shall be provided. The queuing area or lanes shall be large enough to hold at least 1.5 vehicles for each service bay in the facility based on a queuing distance of 25 feet per vehicle. On-site driveways may be used for queuing, but may not interfere with access to required parking spaces. Required parking spaces may not be used for queuing.
(G) Security fences and walls up to eight feet in height may be permitted along rear and interior side yards subject to review by the Planning Director.
(H) Sound attenuation:
(1) Noise levels within automobile dealerships, including intercoms and paging systems, shall be maintained at a level that would not be considered a nuisance to surrounding property owners. Where possible, the use of "beepers" or "pagers" should be used in place of an intercom. If an intercom or loudspeaker or similar system is used, the noise created must not be discernable at property lines adjacent to residential or other noise-sensitive land uses in accordance with § 17.84.040(D)(3) of the Corona Municipal Code and shall conform to the city’s noise ordinance (CMC 17.84.040);
(2) All repair and maintenance work on automobiles shall be performed in a fully enclosed area only;
(3) Access doors to such enclosures shall be screened or face away from all public rights-of-way;
(4) Air compressor exhaust stacks shall contain a muffling device;
(5) Air conditioning units and mechanical equipment may not be mounted on top of any building unless screened from the view of all adjacent properties by a screening technique involving an integrated architectural design element.
(I) In addition to the landscaped street setback required by the zone for a given site, five square feet of landscaping shall be required for each lineal foot of street frontage. The additional landscaping may be placed directly adjacent to the street right-of-way or may be distributed in the area located between the building and the street property line.
(J) All signs shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17.76 of the Corona Municipal Code.
(`78 Code, § 17.72.060.) (Ord. 2437 § 4, 2000.)