12-486: STANDARDS FOR RENTAL WAREHOUSES, MINISTORAGE, BOAT STORAGE:
   A.   Uses are prohibited within one hundred feet (100') of a state highway or designated arterial in the commercial or rural service center district.
   B.   At least twenty five feet (25') of type A, B, C or D landscaping (as defined in subchapter 4.6 of this chapter) shall be installed and maintained in the front yard between the street and any buildings or vehicular access areas. Exception: The buffer may be reduced to fifteen feet (15') where adjacent to a nonarterial road. Breaks in the required trees, up to no more than twenty five percent (25%) of the site's frontage, may be allowed by the planning director and/or Zoning Commission to enhance visibility of signage and/or the main entrance to the site. At least ten feet (10') of type A landscaping (as defined in subchapter 4.6 of this chapter) shall be installed and maintained around the side and rear perimeter of the site.
   C.   Security fencing, six feet (6') in height, shall be installed and maintained around the site. Fencing materials shall complement exterior building materials (similar color, material and/or detailing) of storage buildings, except where obscured from public view with landscaping. Fencing materials within scenic byways shall be earth toned colors.
   D.   Areas shall not be used as dwellings or as a commercial or industrial place of business. The manufacture or sale of any item from or at a rental warehouse, ministorage or boat storage facility is specifically prohibited.
   E.   Signs shall be limited to no more than thirty two (32) square feet attached flat on a building or freestanding.
   F.   All lighting shall be shielded and downward directed so as to confine lighting to the premises and produce no glare on adjacent properties or rights of way.
   G.   The distance between structures shall be designed to allow a twelve foot (12') wide travel lane for emergency vehicles to pass while tenant's vehicles are parallel parked at the entrance to their storage areas. (Ord. 501, 11-18-2008)
   H.   Sufficient land area is required to accommodate the proposed use, and the use and any appurtenant structures shall be so arranged on the land as to minimize any adverse effects on surrounding properties. The use shall not create particular hazards to adjacent properties.
   I.   If abutting a residential district or use, the facility hours of public operation shall be limited to seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. to ten o'clock (10:00) P.M. (Ord. 501, 11-18-2008; amd. Ord. 540, 10-22-2014; Ord. 661, 3-18-2022)