§ 3-131. Tire shop or tire display.

(a)

Definitions. As used in this section and elsewhere in this UDC as may be applicable, the following terms are defined:

Tire: A continuous solid or pneumatic rubber covering designed for encircling the wheel of a motor vehicle and which is neither attached to the motor vehicle nor a part of the motor vehicle as original equipment, such motor vehicles including but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, heavy equipment, motor bikes, boat and other trailers, aircraft, and recreational vehicles.

Used tire: A tire which has a minimum of 2/32 inches of road tread and which is still suitable for its original purpose.

Scrap tire: A tire that is no longer suitable for its original intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect.

(b)

Display. Any tire shop, retail tire sales establishment, used tire dealer, and any other establishment lawfully associated with the sale, service or repair of tires or used tires shall be required to limit the display outside of a building of tires and used tires, as defined in this section, to no more than a total of 48 tires and/or used tires. This provision shall not limit the display of tires inside a building, The only acceptable method of tire or used tire display outside of a building is the placement of such tires or used tires on one or more racks in the upright position. No tire or used tire display rack(s) shall be placed in any required driveway, fire lane, landscape strip, frontage buffer, parking space, or within 20 feet of the front property line. It shall be unlawful to display outside a building any scrap tires.

(c)

Storage. Except for salvage yards, the storage of tires and used tires shall be authorized only within a building or fully enclosed structure.

(Ord. No. 17-003 , § 1, 10-2-2017)