§ 155.331 STANDARDS FOR APPROVING STORAGE OR SALVAGE YARD.

   (A)   Intent and purpose. The intent and purpose of this section is to protect the community and neighboring properties from litter, vermin, a loss of property value or other ill effects of an unsightly or uncontained storage, junk or salvage yards.

   (B)   Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to industrial storage yards and automobile wrecking yards authorized by zoning sections.

   (C)   Conditions for granting permit. The Planning Commission may grant a permit for an automobile wrecking yard or an industrial storage yard, provided the following conditions are met:

      (1)   Such use is located in a zone in which the use is a conditionally permitted use;

      (2)   All industrial supplies, building materials, automobiles (except currently licensed vehicles of employees or visiting customers which are parked in the designated off-street parking lot provided as per § 155.369 of this code), parts and other items, whether functional or not, which are stored outside of a building, shall be surrounded by a well-maintained sight-obscuring fence;

      (3)   The sight-obscuring fence shall be constructed to a height of at least eight feet and must obscure all storage items from view from any adjacent public street and adjacent parcel of land;

      (4)   Any parts or materials which are light enough to blow in the wind shall be kept in an enclosed building; and

      (5)   Off-street parking shall be provided according to the standards of § 155.369 of this code, and landscaping shall be provided within the front setback area (except for portions used for parking) according to the standard of § 155.369 of this code.

(Prior Code, § 8-6-23)