406.1     Within the (I) Zone, automobile, heavy equipment and/or recreational vehicle auctions are permitted by conditional use, subject to the following criteria:

406.2      The subject property must front upon and have direct vehicular access to a street that is designed to meet or exceed collector road design standards as listed in Section 602 of the SLDO.

406.3      The proposed use shall comply with all applicable design standards of the Industrial Zone as listed in Section 220 of this Ordinance except that the maximum permitted lot coverage shall be limited to a maximum of seventy percent (70%) and all outdoor areas for the sale, display and/or storage of automobiles, heavy equipment and/or recreational vehicles shall be screened from adjoining roads and properties..

406.4      The percentage of lot area covered by buildings shall occupy no less than five percent (5%) of the lot’s total impervious surfaces..

406.5      The applicant shall be required to submit an expert-prepared on-site circulation plan prepared by a professional traffic engineer certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Such circulation plan must fully describe the location and manner in which vehicles and heavy equipment for auction arrive, are registered, are stored, are displayed, are readied for sale, are stacked for sale, are sold, are road tested, are stored post-sale and then depart the site.  It is incumbent upon the applicant to demonstrate that the proposed circulation pattern can be operated safely and will not interfere with the on-site circulation and parking of customers and employees or the flow of traffic on adjoining streets.  Such plan shall clearly delineate exterior areas of the site that are to be used solely for the storage of automobiles, heavy equipment and/or recreational vehicles as opposed to display and sales areas and required off-street parking spaces.

406.6      Exterior areas used solely for the storage of automobiles, heavy equipment and/or recreational vehicles shall be connected to other areas of the site and the adjoining street via one or more access drives in accordance Sections 603 of the SLDO and 301 of this Zoning Ordinance, respectively. 

406.7      Exterior areas used solely for the storage of automobiles, heavy equipment and/or recreational vehicles shall comply with the off-street parking design requirements of Section 314 of the Zoning Ordinance, except that such areas:

1.      may be arranged with blocks of horizontally-stacked vehicles/equipment that do not provide for the independent movement of each vehicle or piece of heavy equipment.  No vehicle or piece of heavy equipment shall be located more than one hundred feet (100') from an on-site interior drive.  Such interior drives must be a minimum of eighteen (18) feet wide, unless greater width is required under Section 314.9. of the Zoning Ordinance;

2.      need not be paved, but must have an all-weather and dust-free surface with a minimum 6 inch depth of gravel.

3.      shall be completely enclosed by a six foot (6') high fence, which shall be subject to the Zone's setback requirements imposed upon off-street parking lots; and

4.      shall be lighted to provide an average of minimum one (1) foot candle level of illumination at an elevation of three (3) feet above grade for the detection of suspicious movement.  All such lighting shall be arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining properties and roads.

5.      need not comply with the interior landscaping requirements, but must be screened from adjoining roads and properties.

406.8      Exterior areas used for the display and sales of automobiles, heavy equipment and/or recreational vehicles shall comply with the off-street parking design requirements of Section 314.9, 314.14,314.15.1.A & B, of the Zoning Ordinance

406.9      Areas to be used by employees or customers after dusk, shall be lighted to provide an average of minimum two (2) foot candles level of illumination at an elevation of three (3) feet above grade for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians.  All such lighting shall be arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining properties and roads.

406.10    If an exterior amplified public address system is to be utilized, the applicant shall submit qualified expert evidence that the proposed public address system will be designed and operated in a manner to comply with the standards relating to noise contained in Section 315 of this Ordinance.

406.11    The applicant shall prepare, submit and explain, and continuously implement a working plan of the collection and proper disposal of litter and debris. Exterior trash receptacles shall be provided amid any exterior sales and/or display area. Such trash receptacles shall be routinely emptied so as to prevent the scattering of litter and debris.

406.12    The proposed use must be connected to public utilities and all on-site rest rooms, comfort facilities and toilets must rely upon public sewer for disposal of human waste.  No “porta-potties” are permitted.

406.13    The subject property may contain facilities for the service, repair and reconditioning of automobiles, heavy equipment and recreational vehicles provided:

1.      All service, repair and reconditioning uses involving drive-thru service shall provide sufficient on-site stacking lanes to prevent vehicle back-ups on adjoining roads and such stacking lanes will be fully integrated within the site’s on-site circulation plan as required in Section 463.5. of this Ordinance;

2.      All service, repair and/or reconditioning activities shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building and shall be limited to vehicles that are to be auctioned on the site; and,

3.      No outdoor storage of parts, equipment, lubricants, fuel or other materials, new, used or discarded, as part of the service, repair and/or reconditioning operation, shall be permitted.

406.14    The demolition and/or junking of vehicles and/or heavy equipment is prohibited.  No vehicle or piece of heavy equipment shall remain on the site for more than one (1) year.

406.15    The subject property shall contain a road test track which shall be conveniently linked to the sales area.  The test track shall be strictly operated so that customers must use the track for test drives rather than the site’s circulation system and adjoining roads.  The applicant must demonstrate the means by which patrons will be directed and required to conduct road tests on the site’s test track.  The test track shall be setback at least twenty (20) feet from adjoining property lines and fifty (50) feet from adjoining roads.  If such test track is to be used after dusk, it shall be lighted to provide an average of minimum two (2) foot candles level of illumination at an elevation of three (3) feet above grade for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians.  All such lighting shall be arranged to reflect the light away from adjoining properties and roads. 

406.16    The applicant shall furnish evidence that the disposal of all materials and wastes will be accomplished in a manner that complies with all applicable State and Federal regulations.

406.17    No part of the subject property shall be located within three hundred feet (300') of any land within the (R, R-1, R-2, and/or MHP) Zones.

406.18    A traffic study shall be prepared in accordance with Section 318 of this Ordinance and shall devote particular emphasis on movements of vehicles that may be moving between the subject property and other nearby uses that assist in making vehicles and/or heavy equipment ready for sale.         

406.19    One off-street parking space shall be provided for each 1000 square feet of total interior and exterior display, sales and storage area for vehicles and heavy machinery.

406.20    Modifications of Design Standards - The Board of Supervisors may permit the modifica­tion of the design standards in this Section to encourage the use of environmentally-friendly paving surfaces. Any modification of the design stan­dards shall be subject to the following standards:

1.      The applicant shall employ a stable pervious paving surface on no less than half of the exterior display, sales and storage areas for vehicles and heavy equipment;

2.      Approved modifications of design standards must provide for a functional and attractive site that would not result in adverse impact to adjoining properties; and,

3.      Such modifications will not result in an increase in development potential of the site.