All junk shops, junkyards and salvage yards and wrecking yards shall be located, established, maintained, conducted and operated within an enclosed building, or within an area enclosed by a fence, which said fence shall be constructed in accordance with the following specifications:
A. Construction: All fences shall be totally opaque; shall be constructed of wood, wood products, masonry, plastics or metal which are standard or normal fencing materials; and shall be so constructed so that the portion of the fence visible from the outside of the fenced premises shall be of uniform construction of any one or more of such standard fencing materials and shall be the finished side of the fence.
B. Height: All such fences shall be of a height of not less than six feet (6').
C. Painting: All such fences which are constructed of other than new building materials, and all such fences whether constructed of new or salvaged buildings which are painted, shall be painted a uniform color over the entire area thereof facing away from fenced premises.
D. Building Permit Required: A building permit shall be required before any such fence shall be constructed and all such fences shall be constructed in compliance with applicable ordinances of the city.
E. Signs: No sign, lettering, printing, advertising, pictures, designs or other writing shall appear on the side of any such fence normally visible to the public unless a permit therefor shall have been issued in accordance with the applicable ordinances of the city governing signs and outdoor advertising displays.
F. Openings: Openings in any such fences for the purpose of ingress and egress shall be limited to sixteen feet (16') in width, and there shall be no more than one such opening for each two hundred feet (200') of required fence. Such opening shall be equipped with gates or doors designed to present an appearance as nearly uniform as possible with the fence construction. Such gate shall be closed and locked at all times other than the normal operating hours of the business conducted within.
G. Maintenance: All such fences shall be maintained and kept in good repair and the painted surfaces of such fences shall be kept properly painted. (Ord. 158, 6-8-1965)