(A) No lot or premises may be used as a storage area or dump for garbage, junk automobiles, appliances or storage or collection of any other miscellaneous items except as provided for in appropriate subchapters of this chapter or other applicable township statutes.
(B) No more than two vehicles or other units of motorized equipment that are disabled, from which the wheels or engine have been removed, or which are not in operating condition or do not have a current motor vehicle license and/or inspection sticker attached, shall be placed, parked or stored for a period exceeding 90 days, in any district; nor shall any owner or occupant of the property in any district permit said property to be used for the parking or storage of such vehicles or equipment. The foregoing shall not prohibit the rental of space in a private or public garage, repairs in a permitted garage in a commercial district, or storage of vehicles in a junkyard. This regulation is not meant to apply to operable classic or antique motor vehicles, farm tractors, racers and other vehicles not requiring state inspection.
(C) Any material stored outside an enclosed structure being used for commercial or industrial purposes, as an incidental part of the primary operation, shall be screened by opaque ornamental fencing, walls or evergreen plant material in order to minimize visibility if the storage area is readily visible from adjoining properties zoned R-1 or R-2. Materials shall not be deemed to include operable vehicles. In addition, bulk fuel storage shall be no closer than 200 feet to an existing dwelling, school, hospital or related residential use.
(D) Where required, a screen or buffer shall have a height adequate to achieve its purpose. Plant materials used for screening shall consist of dense evergreen plants. They shall be of a kind, or used in such a manner, so as to provide a continuous opaque screen within 24 months after commencement of operations in the area to be screened. The governing body shall require that either new planting or alternative screening be provided if, after 24 months, the plant materials do not provide an opaque screen.
(E) Mobile recreational vehicles, such as travel trailers, pickup coaches and motorized homes parked or stored in agricultural or residential districts may be used by family members or visitors at the on-site residence for temporary camping for periods not to exceed 90 consecutive days.
(2003 Code, § 170-59) (Ord. 2-93, passed 5-4-1993)
Cross-reference:
Junkyards and Junk Dealers, see Chapter 111