Any new or altered multiple family, commercial, or industrial use which requires site plan review under Chapter 1175 and has an outdoor trash storage area shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Any outdoor trash storage area shall be limited to normal refuse which is collected on a regular basis and shall be maintained in a neat, orderly and sanitary condition. This maintenance shall be the responsibility of the owner of the premises on which the containers are placed.
(b) A decorative masonry wall or wooden privacy fence of six (6) feet in height shall enclose three (3) sides of the storage area. Bollards and/or other protective devices shall be installed at the opening and to the rear of any storage area to prevent damage to the screening walls. Screening gates may be required by the Commission when deemed necessary to obscure a trash receptacle from view from a public right-of-way. The surface under any such storage area shall be constructed of concrete which complies with local building requirements.
(c) In no instance shall any such refuse be visible above the required enclosure.
(d) Adequate vehicular access shall be provided to such containers for truck pickup either via a public alley or vehicular access aisle which does not conflict with the use of off-street parking areas or entrances to or exits from principal buildings nearby.
(e) Any such storage shall be located in a rear yard or be so located and arranged as to minimize its visibility from adjacent streets and uses. The Commission may require an obscuring gate when the visibility of such a storage area, from a public street or adjacent use, is deemed to render an adverse influence. In no instance shall any such area be located in a front yard.
(Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)