All outdoor areas of commercial and industrial properties used for the storage of materials used in the business or collected in the course of operating the business, such as discarded automobiles, auto parts, engines, tires, barrels and other containers, wooden pallets, and the like, shall, if located in a yard abutting residential property or a public way, be screened from view by solid opaque fencing or evergreen shrubbery and shall not be located within the applicable zoning setback for principal structures. This section does not apply to materials held as stock in trade, such as lumber and building materials at building supply stores, new or used automobiles at automobile dealerships, and other goods or materials held for sale.
(Ord. passed 9-16-02)