(a) Outdoor Sales and Display Prohibited.
(1) Outdoor sales, storage or display shall be defined as the display or sales beyond the confines of any principal or accessory structure on a lot. Outside sales and display shall be prohibited unless expressly allowed within this Zoning Code.
(2) Sales and merchandise display located within any public right-of-way shall be prohibited.
(b) Limited Outdoor Sales and Display Standards for Vehicle Sales. Vehicle inventory sales and display:
(1) Vehicle inventory may be displayed outdoors in open yards by a business that offers for retail sale one or more of the following items: automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, trailers, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, campers, camper tops, truck toppers, boats or other wheeled conveyances. All vehicle display area shall be conducted upon the same lot for which the principal business building is located.
(2) Rental equipment that may be offered for rent or sale is not vehicle inventory.
(3) Vehicle inventory that bears obvious signs that the vehicle is not presently capable of being legally operated or conveyed on a public road is not vehicle inventory, including, but not limited to vehicles lacking wheels or inflated tires, operable drive train components, broken windows or lights, required current vehicle registration, missing body parts, such as fenders, doors, hood lids, trunk lids, bumpers, lights or trim.
(4) All vehicles and advertising shall be located behind a concrete curb at least thirty-five feet from the front lot line.
(5) The front yard of the lot shall be adequately landscaped and maintained.
(6) All vehicles displayed for sale outside of an enclosed building, in front of the building line (and in the case of a corner lot, in front of the side building line adjacent to the side street) shall only be displayed on a pad constructed of asphalt, concrete or terrazzo.
(7) Garden equipment and supplies, garden furniture, nursery stock and monuments may be sold on an open lot, provided that the operation is in connection with an established related retail service use conducted within a building on the same lot not more than 150 feet from any outdoor display area.
(8) Outdoor vehicle sales in open yards shall comply with all applicable setback requirements.
(c) Special Sales Events in the GB and PMU Zoning Districts. Special outdoor sales events may be permitted for a planned grouping of stores in a GB or PMU zoning district, subject to the following standards:
(1) The sales event shall occur not more than twice each calendar year.
(2) The duration of each special sales event shall not exceed three days.
(3) The location of any proposed special sales event activity will not obstruct pedestrian circulation in and around the special sales event area and will not create a safety hazard in terms of vehicular movement in the vicinity.
(4) A special sales event permit must be issued by the Building Commissioner prior to a special sales event taking place.
(Ord. 2022-24. Passed 5-24-22.)