In subdivisions approved for residential construction, the director of planning may permit the use of one of each type of home as a model home, provided that, prior to the issuance of a building permit for such model, final approval for the lots upon which model homes are to be built shall be effective. The total number of model homes shall not exceed one per five lots within the development or section thereof. Any development, regardless of size, shall be permitted to have at least one model home. The use of the model home shall not extend beyond the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for all of the dwellings. Shade trees shall be planted in accordance with section 62-154(g)(7) at all model homes at or before the time the other landscaping is completed and before a certificate of occupancy is issued. (Code 1988, § 175-166)

No more than one model home in a subdivision approved for residential construction shall be used as a sales office. Sales shall be limited to dwelling units being marketed in the tract on which the model home is located; off-tract sales are prohibited. The use of the model home as a sales office shall not extend beyond the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for all of the dwellings in the tract. Building materials and all other materials except those directly related to the promotion and sale of dwellings in the tract, such as decorating samples, brochures and office supplies, may not be stored in the sales office. Use of the sales office for living quarters is prohibited. (Code 1988, § 175-166.1)

(a) In subdivisions and site plans approved for residential construction, the director of planning may permit a temporary sales office, provided that, prior to issuance of a construction permit for such temporary sales office, final approval for the tract upon which the temporary sales office is to be located shall be effective. Only one temporary sales office is permitted per tract.

(b) A site plan must be submitted to the planning department for review for compliance with all area and yard requirements and all design standards required in the zoning district where it is located. Any relief from these requirements or standards may only be granted by the municipal agency.

(c) The developer must submit with the site plan for the temporary sales office a traffic control plan for approval by the traffic bureau of the police department. The developer shall notify the traffic bureau, in writing, at least five business days prior thereto, of the date the sales office shall first be opened to the public.

(d) Parking on other than accepted public roadways shall be provided as follows:

(1) The following minimum parking space must be provided:

a. One space for each employee.

b. One space for each ten units or portion thereof for the first 50 units in any project.

c. One space for each 25 additional units or portion thereof in any project greater than 50 units.

(2) The parking area surface may be gravel if maintained in a dust free manner. However, the area of the driveway at least 25 feet from the street cartway shall be constructed of bituminous asphalt to prevent tracking of stone or dirt onto the public street.

(e) A construction permit and a certificate of occupancy are required for all temporary sales offices.

(f) The temporary sales office may only be located on the site until the 15th or final certificate of occupancy is issued for the dwelling units, whichever occurs first. At that time the developer shall have 30 days to remove the temporary sales office and any appurtenances from the site and restore any area disturbed. If the developer desires to continue a sales office use, it must thereafter be from within a proposed dwelling unit.

(g) Sales shall be limited to dwelling units being marketed in the tract on which the temporary sales office is located; off-tract sales are prohibited. Building materials and all other materials except those directly related to the promotion and sale of dwellings in the tract, such as decorating samples, brochures and office supplies, may not be stored in the sales office. Use of the sales office for living quarters is prohibited.

(h) The municipal agency may also approve a temporary sales office in conjunction with its review and approval of the site plan or subdivision application, provided that the site plan and traffic control plan therefore have been submitted. (Code 1988, § 175-166.2)

Any person found guilty in the municipal court for a violation of the provisions of this division shall be subject to a penalty as provided in section 1-13. (Code 1988, § 175-166.3)