(A) Applicability.
(1) Any merchandise, material or equipment stored outside of a fully-enclosed building shall be subject to the requirements of this section.
(2) Vehicles for sale, lease or rent as part of a properly permitted use (including boats and manufactured housing) shall not be considered merchandise, material or equipment and shall be subject to the parking buffer requirements of § 156.402.
(B) Outdoor display.
(1) Outdoor display shall be defined as the outdoor display of products actively available for sale. The outdoor location of soft drink or similar vending machines shall be considered outdoor display. Outdoor display shall not include merchandise or material in boxes, in crates, on pallets or other kinds of shipping containers. Such merchandise shall be considered limited outdoor storage.
(2) Outdoor display shall be permitted in association with any non-residential use following Planning Board review of a major site plan in accordance with § 156.707, illustrating the extent of the permitted area for outdoor display provided it meets the standards below.
(a) Outdoor display shall be permitted adjacent to the primary façade (façade with principal customer entrance) and shall extend no more than 8 feet from such façade.
(b) Outdoor display shall be located no closer than 5 feet from any public entrance.
(c) Outdoor display shall occupy no more than 30% of the horizontal length of the façade.
(d) Outdoor display shall not impair the ability of pedestrians to use the sidewalk or parking areas.
(C) Outdoor storage.
(1) General. Outdoor storage is more intensive than outdoor display. Materials stored in outdoor storage are not normally brought indoors overnight. Outdoor storage is broken into 2 categories as follows:
(2) Limited outdoor storage.
(a) Limited outdoor storage shall be defined as the overnight outdoor storage of vehicles awaiting repair (includes the storage of vehicles at self-storage facility), merchandise or material in boxes, in crates, on pallets or other kinds of shipping containers, shopping carts, garden supplies, building supplies, plants, fleet vehicles and other similar merchandise, material or equipment.
(b) Limited outdoor storage shall only be permitted in the B-3, I-1 and I-2 districts following Planning Board review of a major site plan in accordance with § 156.707, illustrating the extent of the permitted area for limited outdoor storage provided it meets the standards below.
1. Limited outdoor storage shall not be more than 12 feet in height and shall be fully screened from view from the public right-of-way, public parking areas, or adjacent residential development by a 100% opaque visual barrier or screen. Chain-link fencing with slats inserted may be considered acceptable for this screening, except where located abutting or across the street from a residential use or residentially-zoned property.
2. All limited outdoor storage shall be located at least 15 feet from the public right-of- way and any abutting residential use or residentially-zoned district.
3. Limited outdoor storage shall be located in the rear yard.
4. Limited outdoor storage may be located to the side of a building, provided it is not located within the side yard.
5. Vehicles awaiting repair may be stored up to 14 days within the required screened storage area.
(3) General outdoor storage.
(a) General outdoor storage shall be defined as salvage yards, vehicle storage yards, overnight outdoor storage of shipping containers, lumber, pipe, steel, junk and other similar merchandise, material or equipment.
(b) General outdoor storage shall only be permitted in the I-1 and I-2 districts following Planning Board review of a major site plan in accordance with § 156.707, illustrating the extent of the permitted area for general outdoor storage provided it meets the standards below.
1. General outdoor storage shall screened by 100% opaque, 8 foot high visual barrier or screen, except where located abutting or across the street from a residential use or residentially-zoned property such screening shall be high enough to completely conceal all outdoor storage from view.
2. All general outdoor storage shall be located at least 15 feet from the public right-of-way and any abutting residential use or residential district.
3. No general outdoor storage shall be permitted in a street yard or otherwise forward of the front building line.
4. General outdoor storage may be located in the side or rear yard.
(Ord. passed 6- -2019)