(A) A motor vehicle storage yard created or expanded after the adoption date of this article shall have an enclosed storage area not exceeding one acre.
(B) No repair work shall be done on motor vehicles while stored in the storage yard. No parts or other articles may be removed from the vehicles, except for security purposes, nor shall any parts or articles be sold. The sale of whole vehicles shall be permitted only to satisfy a mechanics lien or by order of a law enforcement agency.
(C) Fencing shall be set back a minimum of ten feet from public street rights-of-way.
(D) Vertical stacking of motor vehicles is prohibited.
(E) Any gasoline, oil or other materials spilled or collected on site shall be contained and disposed of in accordance with state and federal laws.
(F) Tractor trailers, tankers and/or any vehicle carrying a hazardous material shall be stored only in motor vehicle storage yards located in the SP or GI Districts. A motor vehicle storage yard which stores a tanker which has contained a hazardous substance shall be enclosed by a minimum six foot high fence which shall be locked during non-operation hours. In addition, a spill containment structure certified by a registered professional engineer as being adequate for spill containment is required. No tanker shall be stored closer than 300 feet from any Residential Zoning District or lot containing a legal conforming residential use.
(2003 Code, § 8-3.8.47) (Updated 2009)