(A) Junk, including but not limited to, deteriorated, unusable or inoperative furniture, appliances, machinery, equipment, building materials, worn out and disused automobiles or parts, tires, or any other man-made items which are either in whole, or in part, wrecked, junked, disused, worn out, dismantled or inoperative.
(1) Storage of junk shall only be allowed on any properties used for nonresidential purposes if in compliance with all other city codes, or if not addressed by a city code, completely enclosed within a building or otherwise evenly placed or neatly stacked and concealed by a solid fence, cover or other means so as to not be visible at the property line from abutting properties or a public street.
(2) Storage of junk shall only be allowed on any property used for residential purposes if completely stored in an enclosed building or limited to one hundred (100) square feet in area and completely concealed by a solid fence, cover or other means so as not to be visible at the property line from abutting properties or a public street, concentrated in one (1) area within the rear yard and neatly arranged or stacked so as not to exceed six (6) feet in height.
(3) Whether stored on a residential or nonresidential property such storage of junk shall be maintained in such a manner as to prevent overgrown grass or weeds or an infestation of wild animals, reptiles and rodents.
(B) Usable building materials, unless (I) permitted as an authorized storage in the Code of Ordinances of the City of Dillon, or (ii) stored on any nonresidential lot, or (iii) if stored on any nonresidential lot where construction has stopped or never commenced for a period of one (1) year and there is not a current, valid outstanding building permit issued for construction on the residential lot, such storage is inside a completely enclosed building (if otherwise permitted on the lot) or placed in the rear of the lot and stored in accordance with § 5-10-2 as set forth above.
(C) Construction fill materials, unless such materials are: 1) stored in a level, safe manner, 2) placed in gently sloped mounds, for a period of time not to exceed twelve (12) months, or 3) approved by the Code Enforcement Director as a reasonable landscape feature evidenced by a comprehensive landscape plan showing such features for legitimate landscape purposes as part of the total development of the lot.
(D) Firewood, except when such storage is neither in excess of a total area of one hundred (100) square feet nor stacked to a height more than six (6) feet above the ground.
(Am. Ord. 99-15, passed 8-9-1999)