In any district where junk yards are permitted the establishment or maintenance of these uses shall be subject to the following requirements:
(A) All storage of parts and equipment and the dismantling of vehicles shall be done within a completely enclosed building or within an area enclosed by a solid fence not less than ten feet in height and expected to attain a height of at least 20 feet.
(B) Any junkyard shall be located not less than 500 feet from any residential district boundary.
(C) All activities and operation, including the storage of automobiles or related vehicles, shall be within an area that is completely enclosed by a fence in good repair, constructed so as to be reasonably insurmountable by children.
(1) This fence shall be:
(a) Of solid board;
(b) Welded wire; or
(c) Of comparable materials approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(2) This fence shall be at least ten feet in height, and no salvaged or stored material shall be stored within the confines of the fence to a height greater than the height of the fence.
(3) Each automobile wrecking yard shall be screened as required by Illinois Vehicle Code and all other applicable State Statutes.
(4) All materials shall be stored in such a manner as to prevent the breeding or harboring of rats, insects, or other vermin and also the collection of stagnant water shall not exist.
(D) The property must be on public sewers. Private sewage systems are not permitted for hospitals or sanitariums.
(Ord. 2014-18, passed 4-16-2014; Ord. 2016-02, passed 2-16-2016; Ord. 2024-01, passed 3-5-2024)