§ 17.6.117. Vehicle impound yards.

Vehicle impound yards are permitted within the city subject to the approval of a site plan by the planning commission as set forth under Section 17.6.101 and compliance with the conditions and criteria hereinafter set forth.

A.

Conditions and criteria:

1.

Vehicle impound yards are listed as a permitted use within the zone.

2.

Placement of a vehicle within the vehicle impound yard shall be limited to vehicles which have been impounded from public or private property at the direction of a peace officer or judicial decree as prescribed by law.

3.

In addition to all other requirements, the vehicle impound yard shall meet or exceed all standards required by the State of Utah for qualification as an acceptable vehicle impound yard.

4.

The vehicle storage portion shall be graded and paved with asphalt or concrete surfacing to ensure that all surface water generated from the site shall be retained on site and to prohibit percolation of surface water and VOCs from stored vehicles.

5.

All portions of the vehicle storage area readily visible from the public street or otherwise visible to the public shall be enclosed by an eight-foot high masonry decorative wall. All other portions of the storage area not bordered by the wall shall be enclosed by a fence having a height of not less than eight feet to discourage vandalism. In addition, landscaping adjacent to all portions of the wall observable from adjacent streets or otherwise visible to the public is required.

6.

No vehicles shall be dismantled (including, but not limited to, the removal of tires), salvaged or crushed on site.

7.

No sale or advertising the sale of vehicles shall be permitted.

8.

No vehicle shall remain on the site for a period of no longer than one hundred twenty days unless a longer period is specifically directed by a peace officer or the courts.

9.

An annual zoning inspection is authorized. Failure to comply with the terms of the site plan or conditions of approval shall constitute grounds for withholding of business license or the initiation of other appropriate enforcement measures.

(Ord. No. 2013-05-17, § 1, 5-14-2013)