Section 110-556. Vehicle rental facility.
(a) Definition of vehicle rental facility. Vehicle rental facilities shall be defined as commercial establishments where motor vehicles are kept and maintained for lease, where such vehicles are dropped off or picked up and where customers complete all transactions necessary for the short term lease of such vehicle.
(b) Limitations on vehicle rental facilities. Subsequent to March 4, 2003, vehicle rental facilities may only be permitted by special exception in C-1 and C-2 zoning districts subject to the general conditions for special exceptions and the following minimum requirements:
(1) A vehicle rental facility shall not be located within one-third of a mile from an existing vehicle rental facility, as defined under this section. For the purposes of this subsection, all measurements of distances shall be along a straight line from the closest property boundary of the existing use to the closest property boundary of the proposed use;
(2) Minimum lot area for facilities shall be 12,000) square feet;
(3) Minimum lot width for facilities shall be 100 feet;
(4) That a continuous, densely planted, greenbelt of not less than 15 feet in width, penetrated only at points approved by the Cape Canaveral planning and zoning board, under site plan approval, for ingress and egress to the property, shall be provided along all property lines abutting public rights-of-way or properties zoned residential. Said greenbelt shall be in conformance with the requirements of § 110-566 et seq. of the City code, as may be amended from time to time. Where a wall or fence is to be used as screening, as may be provided within this code, the greenbelt will be located between the property line and the wall or fence such that greenbelt is adjacent to the bordering property;
(5) Outside areas where the motor vehicles are to be displayed or stored shall be paved and striped in accordance with the city's off-street parking regulations;
(6) All ingress and egress points to abutting streets shall be marked clearly and placed not closer than 150 feet apart on the same street and shall not be placed so as to endanger pedestrian traffic;
(7) Servicing or repair of vehicles is prohibited except within a fully enclosed structure;
(8) All outdoor paging or speaker systems are expressly prohibited; and
(9) The hours of operation for such facility shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.
Secs. 110-557--110-565. Reserved.
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