A. Vertical storage of trailers or containers is expressly prohibited.
B. Trailer and semitrailer storage lots shall be completely fenced on the border of the property and shall have at least one (1) gate for entering and exiting the property. The gate shall be secured and locked at all times, except when vehicles or persons are entering or exiting the property. The trailer and semitrailer storage lot owner or operator shall keep the property secured at all times and shall either provide an attendant at all operating gates at all times or install and maintain in operational order a secured entry system which keeps a record of all trailers, semitrailers, truck tractors, or motor vehicles entering the trailer and semitrailer storage lot. The owner shall establish and maintain emergency access to the lot by arrangement with the Village of Bartlett Police Department and the Bartlett and/or Countryside Fire Protection District.
C. Trailer and semitrailer storage lots shall post at all entry gates the name and contact information of the owner, authorized leasing agent, or management of the lot. This signage shall be kept current with any change in ownership, leasing agent, or management of the lot.
D. The required fence surrounding the trailer and semitrailer storage lot shall be no less than six feet (6') in height and no more than eight feet (8') in height. The fencing shall be made of non-combustible material. No barbed wire or razor wire may be installed on the fence.
E. All required fencing shall either be solid fencing or if not solid, shall also be screened by landscape materials and subject to the approval of the Zoning Administrator.
F. In addition to the requirements of subsections D and E above, rights of way shall also be screened from public view by landscaping to screen the view of the operations on the property. Fencing along rights of way shall be setback to meet the building setback as prescribed by the Village of Bartlett Zoning Ordinance for the zoning district in which the storage lot is located.
G. Any portion of the fence abutting any property or area zoned for commercial or residential use shall be solid and shall include landscaping along the outside of the fence.
H. No repair work may be performed on any truck, trailer, semitrailer, truck tractor, or any vehicle on the property except in an enclosed structure located on the trailer and semitrailer storage lot. This shall not include emergency tire repairs. Repair work may only be performed on the property if the owner or operator of the business(es) located on the property is properly licensed by the Village.
I. No inoperable motor vehicles shall be stored in any trailer and semitrailer storage lot. All motor vehicles stored on the lot shall display a valid license.
J. All parking spaces shall be clearly marked and shall measure at least ten feet (10') in width by fifty feet (50') in depth. Spaces shall be numbered and each user of the property shall be assigned a parking space(s) by number.
K. All trailer and semitrailer storage lots shall be made of a constructed surface including paved, asphalt, concrete surfaces, and other hard impermeable surfaces, and shall not include any soft ground, including compressed gravel or road grindings or as otherwise required by applicable building codes or other Village ordinances. A six inch (6") barrier curb shall be constructed and maintained around the perimeter of the storage lot and around all interior landscape islands.
L. Clear and unobstructed access drives shall be provided between all parking rows. Access drives shall measure at least seventy five feet (75') in width.
M. Landscape islands shall be provided at each twenty (20) continuous spaces. Landscape islands shall be planted and maintained with a mix of ornamental grasses and shrubs.
N. Tandem parking is strictly prohibited.
O. All trailer and semitrailer storage lots shall be illuminated in accordance with the village code for parking lot illumination standards.
P. All trailer and semitrailer storage lots shall contain restroom facilities at a rate of one (1) stall per each one hundred (100) parking spaces. Restroom facilities shall be routinely maintained.
Q. All trailer and semitrailer storage lots shall contain trash receptacles at a rate of one (1) per each fifty (50) parking spaces. Trash shall be routinely collected and removed from the lot and the site shall remain free of debris and trash at all times.
R. Every trailer and semitrailer storage lot shall have established driveways for entrance and exit in conformity with this section and all other applicable requirements of the village code. Application shall be made to the Village Engineer for a permit to secure any necessary curb cuts including but not limited to removing curbing or to cutting down or altering any street curb or where the driveway will depress or elevate the established grade of a public sidewalk or parkways, or both. The driveways shall be built with either asphalt or concrete of the quality and in the manner provided in the applicable building codes or other town ordinances. It shall be illegal for any person to drive any motor vehicle into or out of any parking lot except upon such driveway so established by the operator or owners of the parking lot or to permit ingress or egress of motor vehicles from any public alley from or to such trailer and semitrailer storage lot.
S. Every trailer and semitrailer storage lot shall comply with all stormwater ordinances enacted by the Village and shall apply to the Village Engineer for stormwater control approval. Every trailer and semitrailer storage lot shall be designed and maintained to provide positive drainage. Surface water shall be discharged into an adequate stormwater collection system approved by the Village Engineer. (Ord. 2020-13, 2-4-2020)