(a) No lot or premises shall be used as a storage area for inoperable automobiles, appliances, or the storage or collection of any other miscellaneous items unless permitted in this code or by state statute. No lot or premises shall be used as a garbage dump or a dead animal rendering plant nor may manure, rubbish, or unauthorized miscellaneous refuse be stored in the open.
(b) Any storage of scrap metal, inoperable automobiles for purposes other than repair, or secondhand building materials closer than one thousand (1,000) feet to an interstate highway or three hundred (300) feet to any road shall be screened by a solid wall or fence at least ten (10) feet tall. If such wall or fence does not fully screen the scrap metal, inoperable automobiles for purposes other than repair, or secondhand building materials because of topography or piling, the storage may not be closer than three hundred (300) feet to any interstate highway or road.
(c) Flammable Liquids. The storage of alcohol, gasoline, crude oil, or any other highly flammable liquids in above ground tanks with unit capacity greater than five hundred and fifty (550) gallons shall be prohibited in all districts unless such tanks up to and including ten thousand (10,000) gallon capacity are placed not less than fifty (50) feet from all property lines and unless all such tanks of more than ten thousand (10,000) gallon capacity are placed not less than one hundred (100) feet from all property lines. All tanks having a capacity greater than five hundred fifty (550) gallons shall be properly diked with dikes having a capacity not less than one and one-half (1.5) times the capacity of the tank or tanks surrounded.
(d) Hazardous Materials. Any storage of hazardous material that is ancillary to a permitted use or a conditional use shall meet the following conditions:
(1) All storage shall comply with all state, federal, and local regulations.
(2) Such material shall be listed and made known to the Chief of the City of Lewisburg Fire Department. (Ord. 319. Passed 6-18-24.)