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Englewood Cliffs City Zoning Code

§ 30-11.6

Motor Vehicle Sales Establishments.

[Ord. #9306, A XI]
Motor vehicle sales establishments, including sale or leasing of new or used vehicles, is a prohibited use in every zone. Those presently existing motor vehicle dealerships are nonconforming, and shall be regulated as follows:
a. 
There shall be no display of new or used vehicles in the front yard of the premises in question.
b. 
There shall be no storage, either by day or by night, in the front yard of the premises of new vehicles, used vehicles, or vehicles in the custody or possession of the occupant of the premises for the purpose of servicing the same.
c. 
No parking of motor vehicles shall be permitted in the front 60 feet of any such premises, and the 60 feet shall be landscaped in a suitable manner approved by the Shade Tree Commission of the Borough, and shall be used for no purpose other than ingress and egress driveways, the sole exception being vehicles parked where the owners or drivers thereof are actually engaged in business at the premises at the time.
d. 
Any property used for parking or storage of motor vehicles, where not prohibited as aforesaid, is to be enclosed with a six-foot cedar fence (or such type of fence as may be approved by the Planning Board) on two sides, with an approved fence or wall at front setback line or at any other point as may be approved by the Planning Board of the Borough pursuant to Section 16-12, to the end that all area utilized for parking or storage is completely enclosed within a compound composed of fence and building. It is the purpose of this prohibition to have no vehicles stored or parked in an area exposed to view from any street, except as specifically permitted herein.
e. 
The fence shall contain a proper gate for overnight security, to the end that all vehicles on the premises in question shall, at night, be enclosed within the fenced area, the sole exception being vehicles parked where the owners or drivers thereof are actually engaged in business at the premises at the time.
f. 
The public auctioning of new or used automobiles, including, but not limited to wholesalers' auctioning of new or used automobiles, both with or without reserve, is prohibited within the confines of the Borough of Englewood Cliffs.