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MOTOR VEHICLE SALES - DEFINTIONS Staff recommends replacing the existing open sales lot definition. Amend Section 1.Subdivision 2 as follows: Motor Vehicle Sales Lot. The use of any building, land area, or other premises or portion thereof, for the display, sale, or lease of new automobiles, trucks, vans, trailers, or recreational vehicles. buying, selling, and /or renting merchandise and for thc storing of thc same prior to sale. MOTOR VEHICLE SALES — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS Outdoor Sales Lots are only allowed in the General Business district, and then only by Conditional Use Permit. Staff has proposed to refer to the parking standards from section 3 to clarify that the spaces required by section 3 are for customers and employees, not for sales display. Also, to slightly amend the sales display area requirement to clarify that the 380 square feet is meant for automobiles and that the display area for all other motor vehicle types will need to be determined when the CUP is issued. Finally, as the use only covers motor vehicles, the requirement that they not constitute `junk' is very difficult to enforce, as unlicensed vehicles are considered `junk' by the city code. Therefore staff is simply recommending removing the requirement. Amend Section 7.Subdivision 3.H.9 as follows: 9. Outdoor sales lots (not outdoor storage) Motor Vehicle Sales provided that: a. Outside sales areas are fenced or screened from view of neighboring residential uses or an abutting residential district in compliance with Section 3, Subd. 4.Q of this Ordinance. b. Outside services and sales are associated with a principal building of at least one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor area. c. The entire sales lot and off - street parking area is paved. d. Parking for customers and employees must be provided in compliance with Section 3. Subdivision 5.F.24. •