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BROOKLYN PARK • Automobile sales and show rooms have specific requirements: SETBACKS AND LOT REQUIREMENTS 1. Building setbacks shall be as required under the Code. 2. Parking - A minimum 25 foot wide landscaped yard is required, and maintained between any public street right-of-way and parking lots (including maneuvering area). A minimum side and rear landscaped yard of 7 feet must be maintained adjacent to Business, Limited Industrial and General Industrial Districts; and 25 feet along Residential and Multiple Dwelling Districts. 3. Contiguous Site - Motor vehicle sales must be one lot or contiguous lots not separated by a public street, alley or other use. 4. The minimum lot width is 150 feet at the minimum required front yard setback. 5. Lot Area- The minimum lot area of 2 acres is required. LANDSCAPING 1. A screen is required to be erected and maintained along all property lines separating the site from any Residential District. The screening required consists of a fence or wall not less than 4 feet nor more than 6 feet in height or such equivalent as is approved by the Building Inspector. Screening is also to include landscaping (trees, shrubs, grass, etc.) of a type (layout, species, height, size and density) approved by the Building Inspector. All waste material, debris, refuse, junk or damaged vehicles are required to be kept in an enclosed building or area completely screened from public streets and adjacent property. 2. A landscaped yard is required to be provided and maintained on all areas of the site not devoted to the building or parking areas. Landscaped yard • areas may be required at various locations on the site. 3. Interior poured-in-place concrete curbs are required to be constructed within the property to separate all vehicle storage, driving and parking surfaces from landscaped areas and curb islands. Interior curbs are to be 6 inches in height. Gutter locations and the use of rolled poured-in-place curbing is at the discretion of the City Council and made part of the Conditional Use Permit. 4. The entire site on which motor vehicle sales is located, other than that devoted to buildings and structures or landscaped areas shall be paved or blacktopped and maintained to control dust and drainage and such paving or blacktopping is subject to the City Engineer. 5. All outdoor illumination on sales lots is to be provided with lenses, reflectors, or shades, which will concentrate light upon the premises so as to prevent glare or direct rays of light therefrom being visible upon any adjacent highway or street or any private property occupied for residential purposes. Lighting from any source is not to exceed 3 foot candles as measured from the centerline of any adjacent street nor 3 foot candles at • any property line which is not also a public right-of-way line.