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No land shall be developed and no use shall be permitted that results in water runoff causing flooding, or erosion on adjacent properties. Runoff shall be properly channeled into a storm drain, watercourse, ponding area, or other suitable facility.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Traffic control. The traffic generated by any use shall be channelized and controlled in a manner that will avoid congestion on public streets, safety hazards, or excessive traffic through residential areas. Traffic into and out of all business and industrial uses or areas shall in all cases be forward moving with no backing onto streets or pedestrian ways.
(B) Driveways. The distance from a driveway to the intersection of two streets shall not be less than 35 feet, provided however, that if in the opinion of the Engineer, present or future traffic conditions warrant greater distances, greater distances shall be required subject to approval by the City Council. The distance from a driveway to the intersection of two thoroughfares shall be no less than 60 feet.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
(A) No person shall leave any partially dismantled, inoperative, wrecked, or junked vehicle on any public road or public property.
(B) No person in charge or control of any property shall allow any partially dismantled, inoperative, wrecked, or junked vehicle to remain on private property longer than 30 days where the vehicle is visible from a public road or the main floor of any dwelling; nor shall any unlicensed vehicle capable of being operated remain on the property if the vehicle has been unlicensed in the current year, except as a vehicle used on the property without the requirement of a license.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) Explosives. Any use requiring the storage, utilization, or manufacturing of products which could decompose by detonation, shall be located not less than 400 feet from any R district line or any buildings on adjacent land and any public right-of-way, provided that this section shall not apply to the storage or usage of liquified petroleum or natural gas for normal residential or business purposes.
(B) Radiation and electrical emission. No activities shall be permitted that emit dangerous radioactivity, or electrical disturbance (except from domestic household appliances) adversely affecting the operation of any equipment, including but not limited to radio and television.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
(A) No manure shall be deposited, stored, kept, or allowed to remain in or upon any storage site or feed lot without reasonable safeguards adequate to prevent the escape or movement of the manure or a solution thereof from the site under any conditions whereby substantial pollution of any waters of the state might result therefrom.
(B) In the case that the Zoning Administrator shall find adequate safeguards are not present, he or she may by order require the owners or other responsible persons to immediately remove the manure from the feed lot or storage site and refrain from further storage or keeping of any manure there unless and until an adequate safeguard is provided.
(C) No feed lot or manure storage site shall be located within 500 feet of a residential structure of an abutting lot.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
Materials from the demolition of structures in the city shall not be buried in the city. The foundation walls, foundations and footings must be removed from the site of the demolished building.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94; Am. Ord. 453, passed 7-18-19)
Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MINING. The extraction of sand, gravel, rock, soil, or other material from the land in the amount of 400 cubic yards or more and the removal from the site without processing.
(B) Persons shall be permitted to mine in all zoning districts only upon issuance of a conditional use permit following a public hearing.
(C) Application for the permit shall include a land rehabilitation plan for a finished grade which will not adversely affect the surrounding land or future development of the site on which the mining is conducted; an approved route for trucks hauling to and from the site; and adequate safeguards and protection against danger to life and property.
(D) Production, processing, or excavating shall not be conducted closer than 75 feet to the boundary of adjoining property. Excavating shall not be done closer than 150 feet to the public right-of-way, except in order to reduce the elevation thereof in conformity to the existing platted street, road, or highway.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94) Penalty, see § 10.99
All land reclamation shall meet the following standards:
(A) The smallest amount of bare ground is exposed for as short a time as feasible.
(B) Temporary ground cover is used and permanent ground cover, such as sod, is planted.
(C) Methods to prevent erosion and trap sediment are employed.
(D) Fill is stabilized to accepted engineering standards.
(E) Final slopes for cut slopes should be a maximum of 1:1 or 100%; fill slope of 3:1 or 30%; and grade or construction slope of 5:1 or 20%.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
All open areas of any site, tract, or parcel shall be graded to provide proper drainage, and, except for areas used for parking, drives, or storage, shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, or planted ground cover. It shall be the owner’s responsibility to see that this landscaping is maintained in an attractive and well-kept condition. All vacant lots, tracts, or parcels shall also be properly maintained.
(Ord. 134/94, passed 3-24-94)
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