Except as herein provided or as specifically allowed within the specific zoning districts established by chapter 45 of this title, all materials and equipment shall be stored within a building.
A. Exceptions:
1. Clothesline pole and wires and play equipment.
2. Not more than two (2) licensed and operable recreational vehicles and equipment may be parked or stored on property outside a building as follows:
a. In the front yard, provided they are kept on an established driveway, entirely on the equipment or vehicle owner's property. Recreational vehicles may not be parked or stored on public property or street right-of-way.
b. In the side yard only when abutting an attached or detached garage, provided that:
(1) The recreational vehicles and equipment are not closer than five feet (5') from the side lot line and not within a required buffer yard.
(2) The area on which the recreational vehicle and equipment are stored shall be surfaced with asphalt, concrete or paving brick.
(3) The recreational vehicles and equipment within the side yard of a corner lot abutting a public right-of-way are not closer than twenty feet (20') from the property line.
c. In the rear yard not closer than ten feet (10') from the rear lot line, five feet (5') from the side lot lines.
d. Recreational vehicles and equipment shall not be stored within a shoreland impact zone or bluff impact zone, except for watercraft.
3. Construction and landscaping material currently being used on the premises.
4. Recreational equipment or furniture used and constructed explicitly for outdoor use.
5. Within the I-CBD, I-1, and I-2 districts semitractor trailers used for normal freight and cartage in transit for up to one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days per calendar year.
6. Within the I-CBD, I-1, and I-2 districts, land/sea containers which are in compliance with section 11-22-7 of this chapter.
B. Accessory Use: Outdoor storage within the I-1, I-2, I-CBD and P-OS districts shall be an allowed accessory use under the following conditions:
1. The outdoor storage area occupies space other than a required front yard setback or side yard setback area on a corner lot except in the I-1 and I-2 districts the outdoor storage area may occupy the side yard of a corner lot or the rear yard of a double frontage lot abutting a public right of way for those streets not classified as major collector or arterial by the transportation plan, except for Hamburg Avenue, when screened by a solid wall or privacy fence as allowed by subsection 11-21-5H1b of this title.
2. The outdoor storage area shall be fenced, screened and/or landscaped according to a plan in compliance with section 11-21-9 of this title and subject to the approval of the zoning administrator.
3. The outdoor storage area is surfaced with asphalt, concrete or pavers with perimeter concrete curb, unless the city engineer exempts all or portions of the curb for stormwater management purposes.
4. All lighting shall be hooded and so directed that the light source shall not be visible from the public right of way or from neighboring residences and shall be in compliance with section 11-16-17 of this title.
5. The outdoor storage area shall not encroach upon required parking space or required loading space as required by this title.
6. The property stored shall not include any waste, except as provided in section 11-16-29 of this title.
7. The outdoor storage area shall not encroach into the required rear yard or side yard setback area if abutting a residential district.
C. An airport as defined by this title shall be exempt from the provisions of this section. (Ord. 674, sec. 1, 7-17-2000; amd. Ord. 812, sec. 4, 10-16-2006; Ord. 867, sec. 62, 5-17-2010; Ord. 888, 2-21-2012; Ord. 996, 5-7-2018; Ord. 1031, 6-1-2020; Ord. 1047, 6-7-2021)