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Toms River City Zoning Code

§ 348-5.37

Automotive facilities.

[Added 8-14-1991 by Ord. No. 2848-91; amended 9-25-1991 by Ord. No. 2859-91; 5-13-1992 by Ord. No. 2911-92]
Any facility engaged in the rental/lease, sale, repair or service of motor vehicles/automobiles, including but not limited to motor vehicle service stations, repair garages, used or new car lots or retail uses such as windshield repair shops, muffler shops and lubrication shops, shall comply with the following:
A. 
*Display or storage of vehicles:[1]
[Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
(1) 
Front setback: 35 feet, except 50 feet along Route 9.
(2) 
Rear yard setback and side yard setback: 25 feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: For an explanation of the asterisk (*), see the definition of "variance" in § 348-2.3.
B. 
*No storage of vehicles awaiting service or repair shall be permitted within any yard area and any overnight storage area shall be enclosed with suitable fencing and shall be screened from public view.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: For an explanation of the asterisk (*), see the definition of "variance" in § 348-2.3.
C. 
*Fuel pump setbacks:[3]
(1) 
Front setback: 35 feet, except 50 feet in the Rural Highway Business Zone and 65 feet along Route 9.
(2) 
Side yard and rear yard setbacks: 35 feet.
[3]
Editor's Note: For an explanation of the asterisk (*), see the definition of "variance" in § 348-2.3.
D. 
*Canopies shall be permitted to be constructed not closer than the required parking setback or 25 feet, whichever is greater, and not closer to any side or rear property line than the minimum principal building setback. Any such canopy shall either be attached to or separated by not less than five feet in a horizontal direction from any other building on the site except any building which is entirely under said canopy. All canopies shall be included in any maximum lot coverage by buildings calculation.[4]
[Amended 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
[4]
Editor's Note: For an explanation of the asterisk (*), see the definition of "variance" in § 348-2.3.
E. 
All fuel tanks shall be installed underground.
F. 
No outdoor oil drainage pits or hydraulic lifts shall be permitted.
G. 
Any repair or service of motor vehicles shall be performed in a fully enclosed building. No parts or partially dismantled motor vehicles may be stored out of doors.
H. 
*No motor vehicle repair garage or service station shall be located within 500 feet of any public entrance to a school, library, hospital or fire station. The distance shall be measured in a straight line along the center line of the streets forming the shortest route from the point opposite the nearest boundary from said public entrance to a point opposite the nearest boundary of the property in question.[5]
[5]
Editor's Note: For an explanation of the asterisk (*), see the definition of "variance" in § 348-2.3.
I. 
Any outdoor display of goods shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of § 348-5.20 or those requirements noted above.
J. 
Facilities established for the purpose of storing vehicles shall comply with § 348-8.6, Bulk storage.
[Added 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]
K. 
For the purposes of this chapter, automobile facilities shall include those uses engaged in the rental/lease/sale, repair, service or storage of vehicles, including but not limited to trailers, trucks, autos, boats, equipment, water craft, etc.
[Added 12-9-2003 by Ord. No. 3843-03]