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The Greenville County council finds that junkyards:
(1) Are a visual blight and are patently offensive to the aesthetic quality of the environment in Greenville County;
(2) Pose a hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the county;
(3) Pose a fire hazard, and may cause soil and groundwater contamination;
(4) Pose a threat of injury to children or other individuals who may be attracted to the premises;
(5) Depreciate the value of surrounding properties and may inhibit future development of the area.
Because of the negative impacts that junkyards have on the community, the county council hereby adopts this article, the purpose of which is to provide standards for the establishment, use, and maintenance of junkyards in the county so as to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of Greenville County.
(1976 Code, § 9-53) (Ord. 1777, § 3, passed 12-15-1987; Ord. 2467, § 1, passed 6-15-1993)
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings given below:
Evergreen screening shall mean evergreen trees or shrubs with a minimum height of not less than 8 feet when mature. Acceptable species include, but are not limited to, Ligustrum, Euonymous, Leyland Cypress, White Pine, Cedar, Arborvitae, Hemlock, and upright varieties of Juniper, Holly and Yew. Other species may be approved by the zoning manager.
Fence shall mean an 8-foot tall chain link or wooden fence which forms a substantial physical barrier which is capable of withstanding the effects of the local climate and which completely surrounds the items defined as “junk”. Other fencing materials may be approved by the zoning manager.
Junk shall include, but not be limited to abandoned barrels or drums, dismantled or inoperable industrial or commercial equipment or machinery being salvaged for parts, and the following old, scrap or used items: Metal; rope; rags; batteries; paper; cardboard; plastic; rubber; pallets; appliances; motors; industrial or commercial fixtures; rubbish; debris; wrecked, dismantled or disabled motor vehicles or parts thereof.
Junkyard shall mean any property which is used in part or in whole for storing, keeping, buying or selling of items defined as “junk” in this section. For the purpose of this article, properly licensed sanitary landfills are exempt.
Visual screen shall mean a static barrier which shields the junkyard from view. The visual screen shall extend from the ground to a height of 8 feet and shall completely enclose the junkyard. Not more than 25% of the vertical surface shall be open to allow the passage of air, but any such openings shall be designed to obscure visibility.
(1976 Code, § 9-54) (Ord. 1777, § 5, passed 12-15-1987; Ord. 2467, § 2, passed 6-15-1993)
In order to fulfill the purposes for which this article is adopted, the provisions of this article shall apply to all junkyards located in the unincorporated areas of the county, regardless of when such junkyards were established.
(1976 Code, § 9-55) (Ord. 1777, § 4, passed 12-15-1987)
The definitions of “junkyard” and “motor vehicle graveyard” shall not include garbage dumps, sanitary landfills, scrap metal processors, establishments, or places of business which are located within a completely enclosed structure, or establishments or places of business which exclusively perform motor vehicle repair work or towing/wrecker service and do not sell wrecked, scrapped, ruined or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts.
(1976 Code, § 9-56) (Ord. 1777, § 5, passed 12-15-1987)
(a) All junkyards shall, within 60 days after the effective date of this section (June 15, 1993), obtain a “junkyard operation permit” and a letter stating the junkyard complies with the requirements of this section. Such permit and letter of compliance shall be valid until March first of the following calendar year. No fee shall be charged for 1993, but a written request for reinspection, accompanied by a $20 reinspection fee, must be submitted to the office of the zoning manager no later than January fifteenth of each successive year. The zoning manager, or his designee, shall then inspect the premises, notify the junkyard operator of any corrections that need to be made, and issue the “junkyard operation permit” and letter of compliance after completion of any required corrections.
(b) No person shall establish, enlarge, or operate a junkyard after the effective date of this article without first complying with the provisions set forth herein.
(1976 Code, § 9-57) (Ord. 1777, § 8, passed 12-15-1987; Ord. 2467, § 6, passed 6-15-1993)
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