As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OPEN-AIR PARKING STATION FOR THE SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Any open-air plot of ground, lot or land within the City where secondhand motor vehicles are exhibited or are stored, parked, kept or located for sale or exchange.
No person shall manage, conduct, operate or carry on the business of an open-air parking station for the sale or exchange of motor vehicles without first having obtained a license therefor.
The application for a license for the business of managing, conducting or carrying on an open-air parking station for the sale or exchange of motor vehicles shall be made to the City Clerk and shall accurately specify the location of the open-air parking station, the portion of the lot to be used and the number of square feet of area occupied thereby. The application shall be accompanied by a map or sketch showing the exact location of the proposed parking station and the area proposed to be used.
A. 
The annual license fee for an open-air parking station for the sale or exchange of motor vehicles shall be as provided in Chapter 170, Licenses and Fees.
B. 
If at the time of the application for a license under the provisions of this article less than six months of the license year have expired, the applicant shall be required to pay the full fee for the year; if six months shall have expired, the applicant shall be required to pay 1/2 of the fee for the year.
The licenses issued under this article are transferable or assignable with the consent of the City Council. The business or occupation shall be conducted only at the place therein specified.
[Amended 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986]
Within 10 days after any license is granted under this article, the area included in the license shall be enclosed by a fireproof fence, which fence shall be not less than 18 inches in height and shall be of sturdy permanent construction conforming to the requirements of the Building Code of the City.[1] There shall be no openings for entrance or exit in such fence along the street line, except where the street curb has been lowered in accordance with the rules of the Director of Public Works office or, where the licensed premises front on a county road, then from the County Engineer's office, and such opening shall not exceed in number or width the portions of the curb so lowered, provided that, where the street curb has not been lowered, an entrance to the licensed premises through such fence, not exceeding four feet in width, shall be permitted. All such fences shall be at all times maintained and kept in proper repair during the period covered by the license. No fence shall be required where a building wall, other than a residence building wall, marks the boundary of the area licensed.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 125, Construction Codes, Uniform.
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Any open-air parking station for the sale or exchange of motor vehicles shall, after 10:00 p.m. and until sunrise of the following day, be lighted so as to provide 0.2 lumens per square foot throughout the licensed area.
B. 
Lights shall at all times be covered with a standard globe and shall be shaded in such a manner that no disturbing glare is visible to occupants of adjacent properties or to motorists using the public streets.
C. 
No light used on the licensed premises shall be of a type known as a swinging light.
No person shall conduct, operate or carry on the business of an open-air parking station for the sale or exchange of motor vehicles between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day.
No motor vehicle shall be exhibited, stored, parked or located for sale or exchange under the license issued under this article within 10 feet of any building occupied as a residence.
No vehicle parked on any open-air parking station for the sale of motor vehicles shall be permitted to extend nearer than one foot from the street line.
No motor vehicle or other object shall be exhibited, stored, parked, kept or located under the license issued under this article on any street, sidewalk or part thereof.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any lot or plot of land occupied by a public garage building, wherein the business of public automobile repair or storage is maintained or conducted, but this shall not be construed to exempt any lot or plot of land adjacent to any such garage building from the provisions of this article.
It shall be the duty of the Chief Building Inspector or his representative to supervise the operation of all open-air parking stations for the sale or exchange of motor vehicles and to prosecute all violations thereof in the Municipal Court.