A. General Standards:
1. If the property is located in a residential or rural base district, all outdoor storage areas shall be located a minimum of fifty feet (50') from any property line abutting other property and depicted on the master site plan. This buffer from the property line shall have a vegetative ground cover and shall be regularly maintained to prevent weed growth. All structures and outdoor storage areas shall be depicted on the master site plan.
2. If the property is located in a residential or rural base district, all structures shall be located a minimum of fifty feet (50') from any property line abutting other property and depicted on the master site plan; office and vehicle parking areas for vehicles that fall within the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration classification of passenger cars, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and vans may utilize the setbacks of the underlying zone.
3. If the property is located in a residential or rural base district the minimum property size for a contractor's yard shall be five (5) acres.
4. Outdoor storage areas shall be screened year round and comply with section 8-5-3-78 of this chapter.
5. The site shall not be used as a "junkyard" or "automobile wrecking yard" as herein defined.
6. For the purposes of this title, a contractor's yard or shop is not a home occupation.
7. The property shall have approved access from an improved public roadway for the use.
8. Maintenance of vehicles or machinery shall be incidental to the contractor's yard or shop and the incidental use shall only include minor repair.
9. Accessory office space shall comply with section 8-5-3-75 of this chapter and shall be identified on the master site plan.
10. Parking area improvements shall comply with the standards found in chapter 4, article G of this title and shall be delineated on the master site plan or parking plan. No on street parking of vehicles or equipment associated with the use is allowed.
11. Use of the property shall comply with title 5, chapter 13, "Noise", of this code.
12. Hours of operation shall be limited between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. unless otherwise approved or restricted with a conditional use permit.
13. No retail sales associated with a contractor's yard or shop may occur on the property unless retail sales are approved with a different use that allows retail sales.
14. A building permit may be required for the change in use or occupancy of any existing structure, or portion thereof, used in association with a contractor's yard or shop.
15. For the duration of the approval, the use shall be subject to zoning inspection upon advanced notice and request by the Ada County development services department. If a permit holder refuses to allow inspection of the premises by the development service department, the approved zoning certificate or conditional use permit may be revoked.
B. Additional Standards: Additional standards for a contractor's yard or shop permitted as a conditional use:
1. Application Requirements: The application materials shall include the following documentation:
a. The proximity of existing dwellings;
b. The number of employees at the largest shift;
c. The hours and days of operation;
d. The number and type of vehicles that will be stored/used on the site;
e. Dust;
f. Noise;
g. Outdoor loading;
h. Traffic;
i. Landscaping and screening;
j. Other.
2. The duration of a conditional use permit for a contractor's yard or shop shall be limited within the RR, RP, RSW, and RUT Districts. The conditional use permit shall expire five (5) years following the approval date, or upon annexation of the subject property into a city, whichever occurs first. Upon expiration of the conditional use permit, all equipment and materials stored outdoors shall be removed within thirty (30) days from the subject property. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 743, 2-10-2010; amd. Ord. 902, 10-2-2019; amd. Ord. 934, 12-21-2021)