Salesrooms or sales lots for used motor vehicles shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) The facility shall be adequate in size for the display and sale of not fewer than 12 used motor vehicles; all display spaces shall measure not less than nine feet by 20 feet, exclusive of unusable space and drives or aisles which give access to the space; aisle ways that adjoin display spaces shall comply with the dimensional standards for width as specified in Section 50-14-232 of this Code.
(2) All used motor vehicles for sale shall be in operable condition.
(3) All outdoor areas shall be either landscaped, in accordance with Article XIV, Division 2, Subdivision B, of this chapter, or paved.
(4) All lighting shall be directed so as not to shine upon land zoned R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, or residential PD.
(5) The premises shall have proper curb cuts for entrances and exits.
(6) The premises shall be screened by six-foot-high opaque walls where adjacent to, or across an alley from, land zoned R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, or residential PD, in accordance with the Section 50-14-367 of this Code.
(7) A suitable building of a permanent nature shall be erected, that has at least 200 square feet of gross floor area, is constructed of wood, masonry, or other approved building material, and sits on a proper foundation, except that frame and all metal buildings less than 200 square feet of gross floor area may be erected as provided for in Chapter 8, Article II, of this Code, Building Code. In the event of cessation of used motor vehicle sales, said accessory uses may not continue, except upon issuance of a permit for said uses as the principal use of the land, which is subject to a conditional use public hearing where such is specified in the zoning districts use lists.
(8) Vehicle preparation shall be permitted as an accessory use at the time of establishment of the used motor vehicle salesroom or sales lot, provided, that major motor vehicle services or minor motor vehicle services on the premises of the used motor vehicle salesroom or sales lot shall only be permitted upon issuance of a permit for the service facilities as a principal land use in conjunction with the salesroom or sales lot, which is subject to a conditional use public hearing where such is specified in the zoning districts use lists for said service facilities.
(9) All used motor vehicle salesrooms or sales lots shall be licensed in accordance with Chapter 41 of this Code, Secondhand Goods.
(10) In the SD4 District, used motor vehicle sales are prohibited, except where incidental and accessory to a new car dealership.
(11) Where used motor vehicles are sold on the same zoning lot upon which used tire sales are conducted, a separate principal land use permit is required for used tire sales; the outdoor storage of used tires is prohibited.
(12) All used motor vehicle salesrooms or sales lot shall be established and located along a major thoroughfare only, as identified in the Master Plan.
(13) All used motor vehicle salesrooms or sales lots shall be subject to site plan review as specified in Section 50-3-113 of this Code.
(14) It is unlawful for any used motor vehicle salesroom or sales lot to display motor vehicles on the berm, sidewalk, or elsewhere in the public right-of-way.
(15) As specified in Section 50-12-131 of this Code, no new and/or newly established used motor vehicle salesroom or sales lot shall be located within 1,000 radial feet of any existing used motor vehicle salesroom or sales lot located within or outside of the City’s boundaries.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-12 (JCC 2/18/2020, Passed 6/9/2020, Approved 6/15/2020, Published 8/21/2020, Effective 12/9/2020).
Rental halls shall be subject to the following provisions:
(1) Rental halls shall be prohibited within five hundred (500) feet of land zoned R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, or residential PD. Said prohibition shall be waived upon presentation to the Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environ mental Department of a verified petition requesting such waiver, signed by two-thirds (2/3) of those person owning, residing, or doing business on land, other than vacant land that is designated by the City Assessor as “unimproved.” within five hundred (500) feet of the proposed location;
(2) In the Central Business District, rental halls shall be prohibited within one thousand (1,000) feet of any other rental hall or public dance hall; and
(3) Rental halls are subject to the licensing requirements of Chapter 46 of this Code; and
(4) Rental halls not exceeding 3.000 square feet are permitted by-right in the SD1 District: rental halls that exceed 3,000 square feet are permitted on a conditional basis in SD1. This provision may not be waived by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Amended by Ord. No. 20-19 (JCC 6/18/2019, Passed 7/16/2019, Approved 7/22/2019, Published 7/30/2019, Effective 8/7/2019); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
Standard restaurants shall be subject to the spacing provisions of Section 50-12-131 of this Code and to the following requirements:
(1) Such uses may include the sale of beer or alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises and shall not constitute a regulated use;
(2) Points of vehicular ingress and egress shall be determined by the Department of Public Works, Traffic Engineering Division;
(3) Except as provided in Subsection (5) of this section, food consumption upon the premises outside the restaurant shall be prohibited, and, where deemed advisable by the enforcing official to assure compliance with this prohibition, the premises shall be properly posted with signs stating that the consumption of foods, frozen desserts, or beverages within vehicles parked upon the premises is unlawful and that violators are subject to fines as prescribed by law. A minimum of two such signs shall be posted within the building near the checkout counter of the restaurant, and a minimum of four such signs shall be posted within the parking area so as to be clearly visible from all vehicles on the premises;
(4) Drive-up, drive-through facilities may be provided in the B3 and B4 Districts only where approved as conditional uses and subject to the provisions for vehicle stacking in Article XIV, Division 1, Subdivision H, of this chapter. Where practicable, there shall be at least one temporary vehicle slopping space after the delivery window so motorists may prepare themselves for a safe exit onto the public roadway. In accordance with Article IX and Article XI of this chapter, in the B2, PCA, SD1, SD2, and SD4 Districts, such drive-through facilities are prohibited; this regulation may not be waived by the Board of Zoning Appeals. In the M2, M3, M4, and TM Districts, such drive-through facilities are permitted by right, subject to the provisions of Article XIV, Division 1, Subdivision H, of this chapter. Standard restaurants with drive-up or drive-through facilities are prohibited on any zoning lot abutting a Gateway Radial Thoroughfare; this regulation may not be waived by the Board of Zoning Appeals;
(5) Designated outdoor eating areas, such as in a courtyard or on a roof or deck, may be provided in the B2, B3, or B4 District only where approved as conditional uses, except in a Traditional Main Street Overlay Area, where outdoor eating areas that are on the front or in front of the building shall be permitted on a matter of right basis. Such feature may be provided on a by-right basis in those other zoning districts where standard restaurants are permitted by right. Designated outdoor eating areas shall be added to the gross floor area of the building for purposes of computing off-street parking requirements. Outdoor eating areas shall not be designated in required parking areas; and
(6) Any standard restaurant operating as a coffee house is subject to the licensing provisions of Chapter 5, Article V, of this Code, Amusements and Entertainments.
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-21 (JCC 11/26/2019, Passed 7/7/2020, Approved 7/8/2020, Published 7/31/2020, Effective 8/8/2020).
(a) Truck driving schools are subject to the noise provisions of Chapter 16, Article I of this Code and are excluded from the “School building adaptive reuses” provision as defined in Section 50-16-381 of this Code.
(b) Truck driving schools are prohibited on land zoned R5, R6 SD2 and SD4.
(c) On land zoned SD2 and SD4, all activities must occur indoors or to the rear of the building.
Amended by Ord. No. 18-18 (JCC 6/21/2018, Passed 7/24/2018, Approved 7/30/2018, Published 8/22/2018, Effective 8/30/2018); Saved From Repeal by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019).
Used goods dealers, and precious metal and gem dealers are subject to the following requirements:
(1) Used goods dealers shall comply with the licensing provisions of Chapter 41, Article VII, of this Code, Secondhand Goods;
(2) Precious metal and gem dealers shall comply with the licensing provisions of Chapter 41, Article III, of this Code,
Secondhand Goods;
(3) Such uses shall not be permitted in the B4 District on any zoning lot abutting a designated Gateway Radial Thoroughfare; and
(4) In the PCA district, used good dealers shall be limited to antique stores and auction houses.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-21 (JCC 11/26/2019, Passed 7/7/2020, Approved 7/8/2020, Published 7/31/2020, Effective 8/8/2020).
Youth hostel/hostels shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 36, Public Lodging, Article I, Public Accommodations, Division 1, Generally, Division 3, Hostels, and Division 4, Licenses of the 2019 Detroit City Code.
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2019-42 (JCC 9/24/2019, Passed 11/26/2019, Approved 11/27/2019, Published 12/16/2019, Effective 12/24/2019).