New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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20.3.MM Motor Vehicle Service and Repair, Minor or Major (Includes Tire Retail Shops)

1.  Minor motor vehicle service and repair shops may not store the same vehicles outdoors on the site for longer than fifteen (15) days. Major motor vehicle service and repair shops may not store the same vehicles outdoors on the site for longer than thirty (30) days.

2.  All driveways shall be located and designed to ensure that they will not adversely affect the safety and efficiency of traffic circulation on adjoining streets.

3.  All repair operations and tire retail shops shall be fully enclosed. Wrecked or junked vehicles may not be stored on-site. Where the property abuts a residential use, the facility shall install an opaque fence at least six (6) feet high on the property line to buffer the residential use.

4.  Minor motor vehicle service and repair may also include gas stations as an accessory use. All gas stations that are part of such an establishment shall comply with the regulations of this Article.

5. Virtual sales of used motor vehicles may be permitted with the following conditions:

a.  The storage of used vehicles for sales on premise is prohibited;

b.  Vehicles shall be located off-premise at the vehicle owner's property or at a property zoned and licensed for the storage of vehicles; and

c.  The business shall hold a valid license with the Louisiana Use Motor Vehicle Commission.

6. No motor vehicles may be stored and no repair work may be conducted in the public right-of-way.

7.  Minor motor vehicle service and repair and tire retail shops shall have a minimum lot size of five-thousand (5,000) square feet. Major motor vehicle service and repair shops shall have a minimum lot size of nine-thousand (9,000) square feet.

8.  All tire retail shops, whether new or used tires, must be registered with an LDEQ Agency Interest number (AI#). Operators shall submit proof of compliance with all local, state and federal laws prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the site, and proof of compliance with LDEQ standards prior to the issuance of an occupational license for the site.

9.  The open storage of tires is prohibited. Covers shall be adequate to exclude water from the waste tires. All facilities shall have the means to control standing or pooling water in the containment areas.  

Ord. 28695 MCS, 6-3-21, ZD 11/21