A. Outdoor displays of approved finished product for direct retail sale or lease must be accessory to a principal use and are not subject to screening requirements. All proposed outdoor displays shall be reviewed and approved through the planning and zoning application process.
B. Outdoor storage limitations and requirements:
1. Outdoor storage must have a direct relationship to the primary use of the site.
2. No outdoor storage shall occupy any required driveway or maneuvering areas.
3. Except as approved by conditional use permit, outdoor storage may not exceed 50% of the site excluding retail products sold outdoors and fleet vehicles.
C. Outdoor storage screening standards:
1. All accessory outdoor storage of finished product not for direct retail sale and company owned vehicles and equipment (trailers), and loose materials shall be screened from adjacent residential properties and public roadways as required by the following standards:
a. Required screening shall be at a height to effectively limit public view of outdoor storage area.
b. Required screening shall be located entirely within the required setbacks.
c. Required screening shall be at lease ninety-five (95) percent opaque throughout the year.
d. Required screening may be satisfied by one (1) or more of the following:
1) A berm.
2) A decorative fence with the finished side (side without structural supports) facing out. For the purpose of this section, a chain-link fence with slats or fabric materials is not a decorative fence.
3) A decorative masonry wall.
4) A hedge or other vegetative plantings that are planted at least three (3) feet in height and grow to the required height withing two (2) years of installation.
e. Required screening may be reduced by the City Council if applicant can demonstrate that the public view from adjacent residential property is limited due to wetlands or other permanent natural features.
f. The construction of a lean-to or accessory structure for screening is permitted, provided that design standards for the specific zoning district are followed and maintained as required, as well as all other applicable standards in this Code, including structure setback and placement.
g. The outside storage of loose materials cannot exceed the height of the required screening.
h. A screening plan must be included in all land use applications that includes proposed outdoor storage.
i. The property owner shall be responsible for the restoration or repair of screening that becomes not in compliance with the approved screening plan. Approved screening must be maintained in a reasonable condition and shall not be reason of age, decay, accident, or otherwise be allowed to become and remain in a state of disrepair or noncompliance with approved screening plan.
[§ 7A-752, added by Ord. No. 22-11, effective January 12, 2023.]