1105.31 JUNK YARDS, SCRAP YARDS, AND IMPOUND LOTS.
   (a)   Potential Concerns.
      (1)   Spill control management plan.
      (2)   Noise.
      (3)   Hours of operation.
      (4)   Screening of inoperable vehicles.
   (b)   Conditions.
      (1)   The site must be located to minimize the potential effect of winds carrying objectionable odors to adjacent properties.
      (2)   Suitable control measures must be taken whenever dust is a problem or potential problem.
      (3)   The burning of refuse, garbage, or other waste materials is prohibited.
      (4)   The site must be located at least five hundred (500) feet from a residential zoning district. The site must have front, side, and rear setbacks of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet. At least a one hundred (100) foot-wide strip in the required setback must be planted for camouflaging purposes according to the following specifications:
         A.   The one hundred (100) foot-wide strip must be planted with pine, Norway spruce, or other suitable evergreen trees.
         B.   Such evergreen trees must be planted on a staggered, double row pattern with no more than fifteen (15) feet between trees.
         C.   The one hundred (100) foot-wide planting strips must be so located as to achieve the greatest screening or camouflaging effect and no visual openings are permitted at a height of six (6) feet within three (3) years of planting.
         D.   Trees planted must be at least eight (8) feet in height.
      (5)   A minimum of twenty (20) acres is required for a scrap yard or junk yard use. A minimum of five (5) acres is required for an impound lot.
         (Ord. 2021-057. Passed 6-16-21.)