File #: 389-24    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 10/17/2024 In control: Rules & Ordinance Committee
On agenda: 10/22/2024 Final action:
Title: Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) Title 12 is hereby amended as follows:
Sponsors: Ryan O'Malley, Karen Colon Hayes, Amanda Linehan, Carey McDonald, Jadeane Sica, Stephen Winslow
Attachments: 1. CCP 389,399-24 PSR

Title

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) Title 12 is hereby amended as follows:

Body

1.                     Amend Section 12.12.030 Table of Use Regulations, to add the following new Business use category:

Motor Vehicle Services

                                                               A      B     C                     RO   BN   BC                     BH                     I1                     I2                     MEOD

                                                               No    No   No      No    No   No       SP                     SP                     SP                      -

2.                     Amend Section 12.12.030                      Table of Use Regulations, to change the following use category as follows:

“Gasoline Filling & Service Station”

3.                     Amend Section 12.16.010                     Table of Intensity Regulations, to add the following:                     

Motor Vehicle Services

Area                     Frontage   Front Side                      Both     Rear   Min. Open   Coverage  Coverage                          Density    Max.                                                                                                                                               Sides                Space           Principal    Accessory                       Height     

20,000                       100’                           25’     25’        50’      25’                     --                            50%          20%                --             30’ and 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          story                     

4.                     Amend Section 12.20.010                     Table of Offstreet Parking and Loading Regulations, to add the following:

                                                                                                         Minimum Number                      Minimum Number                        

                                                                                                         of Parking Spaces                      of Loading Bays/spaces

Motor Vehicle Services                                           4 per 1,000 sq ft                     1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             of gross floor area

5.                     Amend Section 12.20.010                                           Delete “Car wash”

6.                     Amend Section 12.32.060                                          Definitions, to change the existing definition of “Service Station” to “Motor Vehicle Services” as follows:

Motor Vehicle Services Station: A building or structure or part thereof, used for providing services to motor vehicles, including but not limited to car washing, oil changes, detailing and routine maintenance services, and supplying accessories to or parts of motor vehicles for profit, excluding including fuel, with facilities for making minor changes and adjustments to motor vehicles, without the use of heavy machinery, but not structural changes nor major mechanical repairs.  Motor Vehicle Services is expressly defined to exclude any use classified as a Motor Vehicle Repair Shop or Gasoline Filling Station. Any use classified as Motor Vehicle Services shall not be considered Retail Services for purposes of use regulations, dimensional controls and parking and loading requirements.