Source: https://ecode360.com/8132310
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 06:31:51+00:00

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§ 379-3 Storage of materials and trash.
§ 379-4 Hours of operation.
§ 379-6 Conformance with state regulations.
§ 379-7 Violations and penalties.
§ 379-10 Maximum number of licenses.
§ 379-10.1 Limitations on number of licenses; transfer.
§ 379-11 Storage of materials and trash.
§ 379-12 Hours of operation.
§ 379-13 Hearing and objections by neighboring property owners.
§ 379-15 When license to be obtained.
§ 379-16 Conditions of licensing.
§ 379-17 Existing motor vehicle repair businesses.
§ 379-20 Violations and penalties.
Vehicles on sidewalks — See Ch. 351, Art. III.
Any establishment, garage or work area enclosed within a building where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicle bodies, including fenders, bumpers and similar components of motor vehicles' bodies as distinguished from the chassis, seats, motor, transmission and other accessories for propulsion and general running gear of motor vehicles.
Within one year of the date of passage of this article, all auto body shops shall have erected a six-foot-high opaque fence or wall on all lot lines abutting a residential property. It shall further be the responsibility of the auto body shop to maintain said fence in a condition so as to provide relief for abutting residential property owners from the potential for personal injury associated with unrestricted access to the auto body shop property and from the noise and visual aspects of the auto body shop operation.
All used tires and parts, trash or similar objects shall be stored in a fenced enclosure, located if possible in the rear half (or in the case of corner sites, rear quarter) of the site. All rubbish shall be stored in a clean and orderly manner and shall be removed from the site at least once a month.
In a residential zoning district, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. and at any time on Sundays.
In a commercial zoning district, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and at any time on Sundays.
So as to minimize the overcrowding of City streets, each auto body shop shall make every reasonable effort to provide storage space on the auto body shop property for all vehicles which must remain overnight.
Each auto body shop shall conform to the rules, regulations and licensing procedures pertaining to auto body repair shops as contained in Chapter 38 of Title 5 of the General Laws of the State of Rhode Island.
Any person, firm or corporation doing business as an auto body shop who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $500. Each day on which such violation occurs shall be deemed a separate offense.
No person, firm or corporation may operate an automobile repair shop without first obtaining a license from the City Council.
Any establishment, garage or work area enclosed within a building where repairs are made or caused to be made to motor vehicles, including engines, carburetors, brakes, transmissions, muffler systems, electrical systems and general running gear of motor vehicles exclusive of auto body repairs; this definition shall include any new or used automobile dealership.
The City Council of the City of Pawtucket, under the authority of the Rhode Island General Laws, does hereby fix a maximum number of automobile repair shop licenses in the City of Pawtucket at 58. Said maximum does not include those licenses for any new or used automobile dealership or for any establishment holding a secondhand shop license for the sale of used automobiles.
No new applications for vehicle repair shop licenses shall be considered upon reaching the cap as set in § 379-10.
This section does not preclude the transfer of existing license holders, either to a subsequent holder at the same location or the same license holder to a new location.
All used engine parts, transmission parts, muffler parts, tail gate parts and/or similar mechanical objects shall be stored in a fenced enclosure located, if possible, in the rear half of the site. All rubbish shall be stored in a clean and orderly manner and shall be removed from the site a least once a month.
In a residential zoning district, between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
In a commercial and/or manufacturing zoning district, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
The City Council before granting a license under this article to operate an automobile repair shop, in any location not lawfully occupied for such purpose at the time of the application for such license, shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be given by advertisement published once a week for at least two weeks prior to the meeting of the City Council where said license shall be considered. Said advertisement shall be published in a local newspaper published in the City where the applicant proposes to operate. Said notice shall be given by the Office of the City Clerk, and the cost thereof shall be borne by the applicant. Said notice shall state that remonstrants are entitled to be heard before the granting of such license and shall name the time and place of such hearing. Before said City Council shall publish notice of a hearing, it shall collect from the applicant the license fee, plus a filing fee of $85, plus the cost of posting and publishing said notice.
The City Council before granting a license under this article shall have caused notice of said application to be given, by mail, to all owners of property whose property in whole or in part shall fall within 200 feet of the property line of the place of business seeking said application. The manner and method of notification of property owners shall be done in accordance with rules and regulations provided by the Office of the City Clerk. Said notice shall be given by the Office of the City Clerk and shall state that remonstrants are entitled to be heard before the granting of such license and shall name the time and place of such hearing.
Subsections A and B shall not apply to any establishment or business presently in existence, but shall apply to all new establishments and businesses open after the effective date of this article.
So as to minimize the overcrowding of City streets, each automobile repair shop shall make every reasonable effort to provide storage space on the automobile repair shop property for all vehicles which must remain overnight.
Each automobile repair shop shall obtain a repair shop license each year commencing on the first day of the month of May.
The licensed business is being operated or will operate in a lawful manner and in conformity with all applicable federal, state and municipal laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations.
The provisions of Subsections A, B and C of § 379-16 shall not apply to any person, partnership, corporation or motor vehicle repair establishments lawfully existing under all other applicable state and municipal laws and ordinances, but shall apply to all motor vehicle repair businesses established after April 25, 1989.
The cost of each automobile repair shop license shall be $100.
Editor's Note: Former § 379-19, License not transferable, was repealed 5-24-2007 by Ch. No. 2843.
Any person, firm or corporation doing business as an automobile repair shop who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than $500. Each day on which such violation occurs shall be deemed a separate offense.

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