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"Controlled Vehicle" shall mean any Motor Vehicle for rent, lease, or sale by an Automobile <br />Business Operation or taken into custody or control by an Automobile Business Operation for the <br />purpose of performing repairs, servicing, installations, repossession, shipment, transportation, or <br />other disposition. Controlled Vehicle shall not include a vehicle dropped off by a customer or third - <br />party towing service after the close of business. <br />"Used or Discarded Parts" shall mean all Motor Vehicle parts, including tires and engine, body, <br />glass, and accessory parts, disassembled or removed from a Motor Vehicle. <br />"Operator Premises" shall mean the building or structure in which an Automobile Business <br />Operation provides or performs its principal services and the parking area contiguous with such <br />building or structure. <br />"Automobile Business Operation Permit" shall mean the permit issued by the Division of Housing <br />and Building of the City of Lakewood pursuant to this Chapter. <br />"Division" shall mean the Division of Housing and Building of the City of Lakewood. <br />781.02 Automobile Business Operation Permit. <br />(a) No person shall cause or allow an Automobile Business Operation to perform any services in <br />the City of Lakewood unless the operator or owner has obtained an Automobile Business Operation <br />Permit. <br />(b) An application for an Automobile Business Operation Permit shall be submitted to the Division <br />on a form prescribed by the Division. <br />(c) Within ten calendar days of receipt of the application and permit fee, the Division shall perform <br />an inspection to ensure that the Automobile Business Operation: <br />(1) Provides lined off-street parking spaces sufficient to park or store all Controlled <br />Vehicles on Operator Premises away from doors, bays, and ways of vehicle ingress and <br />egress; <br />(2) Stores or maintains all Used or Discarded Parts within an enclosed building, structure, <br />or bin or within a walled or fenced area on Operator Premises sufficient to shield from the <br />sight of the public right-of-way; <br />(3) Has readily accessible building capacity to perform all repairs and servicing within an <br />enclosed building or structure; and <br />(4) Complies with all provisions of this Chapter. <br />(d) The Division may request information from the Automobile Business Operation necessary to <br />facilitate an inspection under this Chapter. <br />(e) Within thirty calendar days of receipt of the application and permit fee and upon a finding of <br />compliance with all provisions of this Chapter, the Division shall issue the Automobile Business <br />Operation Permit. <br />(f) The annual permit fee for an Automobile Business Operation Permit shall be $150 for each <br />location used in the Automobile Business Operation. <br />(g) An Automobile Business Operation Permit shall be effective on an annual basis, shall expire on <br />June 30 of each year, and shall not be transferable. <br />