Motor vehicle body shops shall have a minimum lot area at least one-third (1/3) greater than the minimum required lot area of the commercial zone district in which it is located.
All property boundaries shall have a thickly landscaped buffer at least ten (10') feet wide. Buffers adjacent to any Residence District shall have a minimum width of twenty-five (25') feet. This buffer area shall be located outside of any area required to be fenced.
All garage door or interior bay accesses shall face and be oriented toward the property's side lot line, except where such side yard faces and is adjacent to a residential use.
Motor vehicles under repair shall be kept either within the principal building or outside within a fenced and screened compound. No vehicle shall remain on-site for more than forty-five (45) days.
Outdoor storage of used parts (motor vehicle components) shall be stored in a fully enclosed container or fenced and paved compound area separate from the outside vehicle parking area. This compound shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area.
Any conditional use application for motor vehicle body repair shop use shall be accompanied by a Site Plan incorporating the above requirements and be in accordance with Chapter 22, Site Plan Review, of this Code.
Mahwah City Zoning Code
§ 24-7.3
Motor Vehicle Body Repair Shops.
[Amended 10-15-2020 by Ord. No. 1916; 3-10-2022 by Ord. No. 1958]
Motor vehicle body shops shall have a minimum lot area at least one-third (1/3) greater than the minimum required lot area of the commercial zone district in which it is located.
All property boundaries shall have a thickly landscaped buffer at least ten (10') feet wide. Buffers adjacent to any Residence District shall have a minimum width of twenty-five (25') feet. This buffer area shall be located outside of any area required to be fenced.
All garage door or interior bay accesses shall face and be oriented toward the property's side lot line, except where such side yard faces and is adjacent to a residential use.
Motor vehicles under repair shall be kept either within the principal building or outside within a fenced and screened compound. No vehicle shall remain on-site for more than forty-five (45) days.
Outdoor storage of used parts (motor vehicle components) shall be stored in a fully enclosed container or fenced and paved compound area separate from the outside vehicle parking area. This compound shall not exceed two hundred (200) square feet in area.
Any conditional use application for motor vehicle body repair shop use shall be accompanied by a Site Plan incorporating the above requirements and be in accordance with Chapter 22, Site Plan Review, of this Code.