Ord 1991 - Amending Section 29.10.030 and adding Section 29.40.038 of the Town Code regulating vehicle repair in residential zonesORDINANCE 1991
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
AMENDING SECTION 29.10.030 AND ADDING SECTION 29.40.038 OF
THE TOWN CODE REGULATING VEHICLE REPAIR IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I
The Town Council finds that it is necessary to enact additional regulation of
vehicle repairs in residential neighborhoods in order to preserve the beauty of the
neighborhoods, prevent improper disposal of environmental and toxic waste, and
promote harmony between neighbors.
SECTION II
Section 29.10.030 of the Town Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 29.10.030. Intent.
The zoning ordinance is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety,
peace, morals, comfort, convenience, and general welfare of the Town and its
inhabitants, and particularly:
(5) To preserve the natural beauty of the Town and protect its residential
neighborhoods from the intrusion of commercial interests.
(6) To prevent improper disposal of toxic waste.
(7) To assure the orderly and beneficial development of all areas of the Town.
SECTION III
A new Section 29.40.038 of the Town Code is added to read as follows:
Sec. 29.40.038. Vehicle Repair in Residential Zones.
(a) It shall be unlawful and a public nuisance for any person to engage in, or any
property owner to allow to occur, vehicle repair on any lot in a residential zone in
violation of this Section.
(b) No repair on any vehicle visible from a street or within a front or side yard
shall be performed on a lot for more than seventy -two (72) hours from the beginning to
completion of the repair. If repairs visible from a street or within a front or side yard
are being performed on a lot on two (2) vehicles by or for occupants of a dwelling unit
on the lot, all such repairs on both vehicles shall be completed within seventy -two (72)
hours from the time that such repairs are first begun on either vehicle. When repairs on
either one or two vehicles that are visible from a street or within a front or side yard are
completed, no repairs by or for occupants of that dwelling unit on those or any other
vehicles that are visible from a street or within a front or side yard shall occur on the lot
until the time period specified in subsection (d) passes.
(c) Not more than two (2) vehicles may be undergoing repair at the same time by
or for occupants of a dwelling unit on the lot where the dwelling unit is located.
(d) At least thirty (30) days shall elapse between the completion of vehicle
repairs visible from a street or within a front or side yard on a lot by or for occupants of
dwelling unit on the lot and the beginning of more such vehicle repairs by or for the
occupants.
(e) Vehicle repairs shall not be performed anywhere on a lot on more than two
(2) vehicles not owned or registered to an occupant of the lot on which the repairs are
occurring during any calendar year.
(f) It is unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle repair business of any kind
in a residential zone, and it shall be conclusively presumed that a vehicle repair business
is being operated if vehicle repairs are performed on vehicles not owned by or registered
to an occupant of the lot on which the repairs are occurring in violation of Subsection
(e) above.
(g) For purposes of this Section, "visible from a street" means that the vehicle,
vehicle parts, or repair equipment are visible from a street; however, if the vehicle is in
such a condition of appearance that an objective observer would believe that the vehicle
was fully and legally operable even though it may be under repair or if the vehicle, parts,
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or equipment are located entirely within a garage, then it shall not be deemed to be
visible from a street under this Section. For purposes of this section, "garage" means a
structure that is enclosed on at least three (3) of its four (4) sides.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos on October 17, 1994 and adopted by the following vote as an
ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the
Town of Los Gatos on November 7, 1994. This ordinance takes effect 30 days after it is
adopted.
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
AYES: Linda Lubeck, Patrick O'Laughlin, Mayor Randy Attaway
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Joanne Benjamin
ABSTAIN: Steven Blanton
SIGNED: M A40 R? IT TO 0 OS GATOS
LOS GATO •' ``
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS ATOS
LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA
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