1997-32 Creates C-2 Automotive Comm. District~J
ORDINANCE NO. 32-97
AN ORDINANCE OF T'HE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE. OF
NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, ADDING SECTION 95-39 TO
ARTICLE III OF APPENDIX C-ZONING OF THE. CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE CREATING A NEW ZONING DISTRICT
TO BE KNOWN AS C-2, AUTOMOTIVE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, AND
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED
HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND,
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. T'he Village Council of the Village of North
Falm Beach, Florida, does hereby add Section 45-34 to Article III
of Appendix C-Zoning of the Code of Ordinances of the Village
creating a new zoning district to be known as C-2, Automotive
(:ommercial District, and more particularly described in Exhibit "A:
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Section 2. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
1>}irase or word of this Ordinance is for any reason held by a Court
to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not
affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
Section _3. A17. Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Secti,on_9. This Ordinance shall. take effect immediately
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upon passage.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 22nd DAY OF MAY 1997.
PLACED ON PUBLIC HEARING THIS 10th DAY OF _ JULY 1997.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 10th DAY OF
1997.
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(VILLAGE SRt,L )
ATTEST:
EXHIBIT "A"
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SECTION 45-34. C-2 -AUTOMOTIVE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
A. Uses Permitted. Within any C-2 Automotive Commercial District, no
building structure, land or water shall be used, except for one or more of the
following uses:
1. Any use permitted in the C-1A Limited Commercial District.
2. Any retail business or commercial use which does not involve the
manufacturing or processing of products.
3. Personal service establishments, including, but not limited to, banks,
barbershops, bowling alleys, beauty salons, medical and dental clinics,
professional and other offices, funeral homes, filling stations, shoe repair shops,
laundry pickup stations and self service laundries, furniture display stores and
drugstores.
• 4. Full service automotive dealerships and accessory uses including paint
and body shops, repair shops and garages, limousine service and towing
service.
5. Retail and wholesale sales of new vehicular parts, equipment and
accessories without on-site installation.
6. Automobile service shops such as full service vehicle repair shops,
muffler shops, tire shops, lubrication and oil change, window tinting, wash and
detailing, etc.
7. Automobile, truck and trailer rental business.
B. Development Standards. Every commercial use located within the C-2
Automotive Commercial District shall be so developed as to comply with the
following performance standards:
1. Outside Display: Outside display areas for sale, lease or rental of
vehicles shall be designed as follows:
(a) Vehicles may be stored on an approved parking surface without
• reference to parking stalls, stall striping or wheel stops. This type of parking
shall be allowed only pursuant to a site plan review and approval subject to
Article III of Chapter 6 of the Village Code of Ordinances.
• (b) Interior landscaping requirements within outside display areas
pursuant to Article III of Chapter 27 of the Village Code of Ordinances shall be
met by transferring the required landscaping to the perimeter of the site abutting
public right-of-ways. The transferred landscaped areas shall be designed and
located so as to mitigate and buffer the impact of the aggregated vehicle storage
area.
2. Locational and Physical Restrictions:
(a) Repair facilities and paint and body shops shall be located at least
100 feet from any residentially-zoned lot. Service bay doors shall not be
oriented toward any adjacent residentially-zoned property, nor oriented toward
any adjacent public street.
(b) Accessory fuel pump islands and automated wash facilities for
vehicles shall not be located within 100 feet of any residentially-zoned property.
Wash facilities shall be located within a completely enclosed building. Fuel
pump islands shall be located within an enclosed area so that they are not
visible off premises.
• (c) The sale, lease or rental of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and
recreational vehicles is allowed only on lots which meet the following minimum
dimensions and area:
(1) Minimum frontage of 125'
(2) Minimum width of 125'
(3) Minimum depth of 200'
(4) Minimum area of 1.5 acres
C. Use and Operating Restrictions. Every commercial use located within
the C-2 Automotive Commercial District shall be so operated as to comply with
the following performance standards:
1. No industrial equipment or vehicles shall be sold, leased, rented or
otherwise stored within the C-2 District. For purposes, herein, industrial
equipment is defined as equipment used primarily for purposes other than
transportation or hauling. Trucks other than pickup trucks, vans and jeeps shall
be displayed in areas separated from a public right-of-way by a building.
2. No vehicle shall be parked for display purposes with its hood or trunk
• open, nor elevated off the ground in any way. Vehicles shall not be parked in
any right-of-way or driveway.
• 3. Advertising, flags, pennants, streamers, balloons, signs or vehicle stock
numbers shall not be displayed on any vehicle or equipment. Similar objects or
advertising designed to attract the public's attention shall not be displayed
outdoors on any lot, building, vehicle or equipment.
4. Any areas designated for the off-loading of vehicles or for loading and
deliveries shall be located to the rear of buildings and shall be located so as to
contain noise on-site. These areas shall not be located closer than 100 feet
from any residentially-zoned lot and shall be appropriately designated, marked
and signed.
5. Dealers are prohibited from using streets in a residential zone for the
testing of vehicles after servicing and for the demonstration of vehicles.
6. Exterior lighting fixtures shall not exceed 25 feet in height; shall be
directed away from adjacent properties; shall confine light to the site only; and
shall not exceed when measured at any property line, the following illumination:
(a) 100 foot-candles within display areas
(b) 40 foot-candles within all areas
(c) after 11:00 p.m., the illumination in display areas shall be
reduced to 50 foot-candles
7. No outdoor speakers or public address systems that are audible from the
exterior of the site shall be permitted.
8. Customer parking shall be marked with an above grade sign and shall be
physically separated from the vehicle sales, storage and display area. This
barrier may be in the form of a landscape strip, curbing or removable bollards.
9. The height of buildings, the site area of buildings, yard spaces, and floor
area regulations in the C-2 zoning district shall be the same as required in the C-
1Neighborhood Commercial District.
10. Customer and employee parking requirements: One space for each five
hundred square feet enclosed floor area, plus one space per each four thousand
five hundred square feet of outdoor sales display and rental area, plus one
space per service bay, plus one space per employee of the shift of largest
employment. Parking for vehicle storage, sales or display may not be counted
toward meeting the number of required off-street parking spaces to be provided
for customers and employees.
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