All outdoor operations of a permitted use shall be conducted in compliance with the following:
(a) Outdoor Storage of Goods, Materials, or Products. General outdoor storage of goods, materials, or products associated with the principal use shall be permitted in the M-1 District only, provided such complies with the following:
(1) Areas devoted to such general outdoor storage shall be located in the side or rear yard and shall comply with all building setbacks set forth in Schedule 1278.05 for the district in which the lot is located.
(2) No storage of radioactive, toxic or otherwise hazardous materials shall be permitted.
(3) The bulk storage of sand, gravel, salt and other similar materials is permitted, provided that such material is effectively prevented from spreading.
(4) The area devoted to the outdoor storage of goods, materials and products shall not exceed 50% of the ground floor area of the principal building.
(b) Outdoor Storage of Fleet Vehicles. The outdoor storage of fleet vehicles shall only be permitted when the fleet vehicles are associated with the operation of the principal use. The outdoor storage of fleet vehicles shall be located in a side or rear yard, and shall comply with the building setbacks set forth in Schedule 1278.05 for the district in which the lot is located.
(c) Signs. No signs shall be permitted in conjunction with outdoor storage areas except those otherwise in compliance with the sign regulations in Chapter 1290.
(d) Screening. All outdoor storage of materials, goods, equipment and overnight storage of vehicles shall be screened according to the following:
(1) Outdoor storage areas shall be enclosed with a solid wall or fence, including solid gates. The wall or fence shall have a height tall enough to conceal all operations and materials therein from the view of any observer standing at the grade level at an abutting residential district line or a public street. However, in no case shall the height of the fence or wall be less than six feet.
(2) All outdoor storage areas shall be effectively screened from all adjacent residential districts, public parking areas and public streets according to the screening requirements set forth in Chapter 1294. The Planning Commission may increase the minimum height of required screening when it is determined that additional height is needed to effectively conceal all materials from view of any observer standing at grade level of an abutting residential district line or public street.
(e) Development plan; accessibility. All areas devoted to outdoor storage shall be indicated on the development plan. All materials shall be stored in such a manner as to be accessible to fire fighting equipment at all times.
(Ord. 58-01. Passed 5-29-01.)