(a) Permit Required. No open storage of display material or equipment in the CB, GC, I or PUD Districts shall be permitted unless a zoning permit for such use has been issued pursuant to this section.
(b) Application. Any person owning or having an interest in property in the CB, GC, I or PUD Districts may file an application to use a portion of that property for open storage and the property, with all buildings, accessory uses and parking spaces shown thereon, as well as the proposed area for open storage or display of material or equipment. The Zoning Inspector shall review the application and may request any additional information which the Zoning Inspector believes would be helpful to the Planning Commission. When the Zoning Inspector determines that the application is complete, the Zoning Inspector shall forward it to the Planning Commission for its review.
(c) Planning Commission Review. The Planning Commission shall review each completed application for open storage or display of material or equipment. After such review, the Planning Commission may approve the application, reject the application or approve the application as modified.
(d) Setbacks. No permit for open storage and display of material or equipment shall be issued where the area for such open storage or display does not comply with the sideyard and setback requirements of Chapter 1155 of the Codified Ordinances unless the Planning Commission, in its discretion, determines that compliance with such requirements would create an undue hardship for the property owner.
(e) Screening. The open storage and display of material and equipment incident to permitted conditional uses in CB, GC, I or PUD Districts shall be permitted provided the area used for open storage an display shall be effectively screened from all adjoining properties in any “R” District by means of walls, fences or plantings as determined by the Planning Commission.
(f) Additional Requirements. The Planning Commission may impose such additional terms and conditions, including the requirement that the area used for storage and display be paved, which the Planning Commission believes to be necessary to preserve the rights of adjacent property owners.
(g) Temporary Open Storage. The temporary open storage of contractor’s equipment and material shall be permitted on the site upon which buildings or structures are being erected or installed for the duration of the construction period. Storage of such equipment and material beyond the date of completion of the project shall be subject to a special permit authorized by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 05-125. Passed 8-4-05.)