City Manager

Econ/Com. Devt Director

12/06/16

ORDINANCE NO. 16-O-123

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PART ELEVEN, CHAPTER 1161.05, VEHICLE SALES,
OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MENTOR, 2006, AS AMENDED,
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the City Manager and Planning Commission have recommended changes to
the Mentor Code of Ordinances relative to vehicle sales; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission by a vote of 7/0 recommended adoption of
changes to the zoning code relative to vehicle sales.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MENTOR, COUNTY OF LAKE, STATE OF OHIO:
SECTION 1. That Part Eleven, Chapter 1161.05 of the Codified Ordinances of the City
of Mentor, 2006 as amended, be and the same is hereby amended to read in such a way that
existing language to be removed is shown as stricken, newly added language is shown as red font
and language to remain retains the existing font and format:
1161.05 VEHICLE SALES.
(A)
The business of selling at retail used and/or previously titled
automobiles and/or trucks shall be permitted as an accessory use only in
conjunction with new automobile and/or truck dealerships. All used and/or
previously titled automobiles and/or trucks offered for sale at retail must be
located on the same site as the new automobile and/or truck dealerships.
The total site area which may be devoted to the display, housing and/or
storage of used automobiles and/or trucks offered for sale at retail shall be
limited to a maximum forty-five percent (45%) of the total surface parking
area (as further defined herein below) of the site (site, as used herein, is
defined as the sum total area of all contiguous lots devoted to the
dealerships use) versus a remaining minimum of fifty-five percent (55%) of
the total surface parking area of the site which shall be devoted to the
display, housing and/or storage of new automobiles and/or trucks offered for
sale at retail. The total surface parking area of the site devoted to the
display, housing and/or storage of new and/or used automobiles and/or
trucks offered for retail sale is to be computed exclusive of surface parking
areas designated for employee and customer vehicles as well as parking
areas for such other vehicles as may be used in connection with the business
but which are not offered for sale. Site development plans shall designate
the areas of surface parking to be utilized for each of these purposes. All
vehicle parking shall be in conformity with the approved site plan.
(B)
The business of selling at wholesale used and/or previously titled
automobiles and/or trucks in the M-1, Light Manufacturing and M-2, Heavy
Manufacturing districts shall be permitted only as an accessory conditional
use with new automobile and/or truck dealerships located in the City. The
total surface parking area devoted to the display, housing and/or storage of
used automobiles and/or trucks offered for sale at wholesale shall be limited

City Manager
Econ/Com. Devt Director
12/06/16

to the same maximum forty-five percent (45%) of the total surface parking
area of the site as that used for the display, housing and/or storage of used
automobiles and/or trucks offered for sale at retail, as set forth in this section
(A). A site development plan and landscape plan is required for review and
approval.
(C)
In the event that, due to a lack of storage capacity at a new
automobile/truck dealership currently operating within the City, it is
necessary to store used and/or previously titled automobiles and/or trucks
offered for sale at wholesale off-site, then, the dealership may apply for a
conditional use permit for a storage site, subject to the requirements set
forth in section 1135.04

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of this Code and the following additional requirements:

(1)
Off-site storage lots may be conditionally permitted in the M-1
and M-2 zoning
district;
(2)
No inoperable vehicles may be stored for any length of time in an
open lot;
(3)
Vehicles shall be wholesaled as complete units, there shall be no
salvaging of parts or scrap materials at the site;
(4)
No vehicle may remain stored for a period in excess of sixty (60)
120 days;
(5)
The CUP shall be non-transferable;
(6)
The CUP shall immediately lapse and expire without notice in the
event the dealership ceases business operations in the City; and
(7)
All vehicle parking shall be in conformity with an approved site
plan.
(8)
A landscape plan shall be submitted for review and approval for
screening around the perimeter of the storage site.
(D) As used in this section , wholesale means that vehicle(s) are offered
for sale only to licensed dealers, salvage businesses, or other such
businesses and not offered for sale to members of the general public.
SECTION 2. That it is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council
concerning and relating to the adoption of this Ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of
this Council and that, except as otherwise provided by Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code,
all deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action
were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, welfare and safety of the inhabitants of
this City, and for the further reason to promote time sensitive potential financial opportunities
within the business community, WHEREFORE, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and immediately upon its passage.

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President of Council
PASSED: _________________________________

City Manager
Econ/Com. Devt Director
12/06/16

ATTEST: _________________________________
Clerk of Council