(a) Landscape materials, power and hand tools, mowers, riding mowers, trimmers, wheel barrow, garden wagon or the like stored outside must be fully screened, on all sides so as not to be seen, and be behind the front building line of the house by a wall, storage cabinet, fence or landscaping installed with materials of a quality compatible with the immediate neighborhood.
(b) Items exempt from this screening are patio furniture, fire pits, swing sets and similar equipment, and firewood neatly stacked behind the front building line. Any firewood so stacked must be free of insects, rodents and vermin.
(c) Trash containers shall be stored within garages or other buildings authorized for such purpose, or so located, or hidden by landscaping, fencing, or an enclosure, as to not be visible from the public right of way; provided, however, that trash containers may be stored in side yard areas visible from the right of way so long as the containers have lids that are sufficiently sealed so as to prevent animal or insect foraging and infestation, the containers are located immediately adjacent to the residential structure, and the containers are stored in a clean and orderly manner.
(d) Materials, equipment or any household items, including, but not limited to, furniture designed or intended for interior use, or vehicle parts, shall not be stored on a porch, breezeway or balcony that is visible from the street.
(e) Materials, equipment or other items of personal property shall not be stored inside a carport.
(f) The keeping, storing, depositing or accumulating of dirt, sand, gravel, concrete or other similar materials in a manner that constitutes visual blight or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the premises for more than 30 days is prohibited.
(Ord. 2014-67. Passed 9-11-14.)