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Paris, TN Code of Ordinances
PARIS, TN MUNICIPAL CODE
CITY MANAGER-COMMISSION CHARTER1
TITLE 1 ADMINISTRATION, OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL
TITLE 2 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
TITLE 3 ANIMALS AND FOWLS
TITLE 4 BUILDING AND UTILITY CODES
TITLE 5 BUSINESS, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
TITLE 6 FINANCE AND TAXATION
TITLE 7 FIRE PROTECTION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES
TITLE 8
TITLE 9 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
TITLE 10 OFFENSES - MISCELLANEOUS
TITLE 11
CHAPTER 1 Title, Purpose, and Repeal of Existing Conditions
CHAPTER 2 Municipal-Regional Planning Commission
CHAPTER 3 Definitions
CHAPTER 4 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 5 COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 6 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 8 SPECIAL PERMIT USE
CHAPTER 9 CONDITIONAL USES
CHAPTER 10 OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING, AND UNLOADING REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 11 SITE PLAN REVIEW
CHAPTER 12 WALLS, FENCES, SCREENS, AND LANDSCAPE REQUIREMENTS
CHAPTER 13 SIGNS, BILLBOARDS, AND ADVERTISING STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 14 NON-CONFORMING USES OF LAND AND STRUCTURES, NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURES AND NON-CONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD
CHAPTER 15 SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS TO ALL DISTRICTS
CHAPTER 16 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
CHAPTER 17 AMENDMENTS
CHAPTER 18 ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 19 LEGAL STATUS PROVISIONS
TITLE 12 STREETS, ALLEYS, SIDEWALKS AND PARKS, ETC.
TITLE 13 UTILITIES AND SERVICES
TITLE 14 CEMETERIES
TITLE 15
SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
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11-909.   Auto wrecking (junk) yards.
Such yards shall be entirely enclosed within a masonry obscuring wall of at least six (6) feet in height and which shall be constructed around all sides of the junk yard area so as to be of sufficient strength to serve as a retaining wall.
11-910.   Scrap and Salvage Operations.
The following regulations shall apply to such operations:
   A.   The location and topography of the site shall be situated so that fencing, screening, and landscaping can be provided as appropriate to protect the surrounding areas from the activities on the site. In no case shall such an activity be established within 50 feet of any public street.
   B.   The scrap operation shall not include any open burning activity on the site.
   C.   Insect and rodent control measures shall be provided as approved by the County Health Department.
   D.   All required fences and landscaped screening shall be maintained in a neat and attractive manner.
   E.   The location and operation of such facility shall conform to all applicable state and federal standards.
   F.   Off-street parking: One space shall be provided for each two (2) employees, plus one space for each 10,000 square feet of lot area or two (2) spaces for each 1,000 square feet or gross floor area, whichever is greater.
   G.   Sign control shall be determined by the district in which the scrap and salvage operation is located and as further provided in Section 11-1400.
11-911.   Facilities for the Storage of Building and Related Materials
A lot or other tract of land to be used for the sole (principal) purpose of providing storage facilities for building materials, sand, gravel, stone, lumber, construction contractors equipment and supplies, new or used vehicles and equipment may be permitted as conditional use providing the following additional standards can be met:
   A.   Such uses shall be enclosed within a building or within an obscuring wall or screen as provided in Section 11-1200.
   B.   Such storage areas shall be set back a minimum of fifty (50) feet from any public street.
   C.   When such areas are to be used for the storage of vehicles, no repair work or servicing shall be permitted other than minor repair or servicing necessary to prepare the vehicles for storage or to bring them out of storage.
   D.   Such storage areas shall have a dustless, durable surface consisting of concrete, asphalt, gravel, or crushed stone properly designed and with adequate off-site drainage.
11-912.   Outdoor Self-Storage Facilities.
A building or group of buildings designed with individual storage units that are accessed from the outdoors by way of a common vehicle circulation area. The following minimum requirements and standards shall apply:
   A.   Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot size shall be one-half (1/2) acre.
   B.   Setbacks and Yard Requirements. All setbacks and yard requirements for the district where the development is located shall apply provided, however, that the maximum building coverage shall be fifty percent (50%). The remaining lot area may be used for driveways, parking and loading, fencing, screening, and landscaping. Provided, however, that outdoor self-storage facilities shall be prohibited in the B-2 Zone.
   C.   Landscaping, Fencing, and Screening. As provided in Section 11-1200.
   D.   Onsite Circulation and Interior Driveways (for multi-building facilities).
   1.   There shall be a minimum of 25-foot separation between buildings.
   2.   All driveways, parking, loading, and vehicle circulation areas shall be paved with concrete, asphalt, or asphalted concrete.
   3.   Adequate bumper guards or fences shall be provided to prevent the extension of vehicles beyond the property lines of the development.
   4.   Traffic direction and parking spaces shall be designated by signage or painted lines.
   E.   Office and Parking. An office for rental of storage units is allowed. Such office space may not exceed 400 square feet per 25,000 square feet of rental space, excluding any bathroom facilities. There shall be adequate provision for parking associated with office traffic on site.
There shall be adequate provision for parking associated with storage space rental units. This parking requirement may be accomplished within the driveway or loading lanes as approved by the Planning Commission.
   F.   Uses Prohibited. The use of the facility shall be established and maintained in accordance with all applicable State, Local, and Federal Laws. In addition:
   1.   Perishable items, trash, radioactive or toxic substances, garbage, refuse, explosives, or flammable materials, hazardous substances, animal carcasses or skins, or similar items shall not be stored.
   2.   Keeping of animals in storage units is prohibited.
   3.   The only activities permitted in individual storage units shall be the rental of the unit and the pick-up and deposit of goods and/or property in storage.
   4.   Storage unites shall not be used for activities such as residences, offices, workshops, studios, hobby or rehearsal areas.
   5.   Manufacturing, fabrication, or processing of goods, services, or repairs of vehicles, engines, appliances, electrical equipment, or any other repair and maintenance of personal property or any other industrial activity is prohibited.
   6.   Garage sales, yard sales, or estate sales from storage units are prohibited. Provided, however, this does not preclude auctions or sales by the landlord/owner of the development for the disposition of abandoned property, unclaimed property, or sales of property inside the storage unit by landlord/owner pursuant to the rental agreement with the tenant of the unit.
   7.   No separate dedicated utility connections for water, telephone, cable television, internet, or gas will be provided to individual units. Electrical outlets may be installed in individual storage units for use as permitted by the rental agreement. (Ord. #1229, 4-5-18)
11-913.   Hotels and Motels shall be subject the following requirements:
   A.   Entrance and exit shall be provided so as not to conflict with adjacent uses or adversely affect traffic flow on adjacent thoroughfares.
   B.   A minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet on a major thoroughfare, existing or proposed (Ord. #728, 03/01/90).
   C.   Each unit shall contain not less than two hundred (200) square feet of floor area.
   D.   Yard setbacks shall be those required by the district or as provided as follows, whichever is greater:
   1.   A setback of at least two (2) feet per foot of building height, where such yard abuts residentially zoned land.
   2.   A setback of at least one (1) foot per foot of building height, where such yard abuts non-residentially zoned land or thoroughfares.
   E.   Site Plan Review: As provided in Section 11-1101, et seq.
11-914.   Temporary Uses -
The uses found in Section 11-916, through 11-921, are deemed to be temporary uses and shall also be subject to the specific regulations and time limits which follow and to the regulations of any district in which such use is located. Temporary uses as defined in this ordinance shall be permitted subject to the following regulations.
11-915.   Application for a Temporary Use Permit shall be made to the Building Inspector and shall contain the following information:
   A.   A survey or legal description of the property to be used, rented, or leased for a temporary use, including all information necessary to accurately portray the property.
   B.   A description of the proposed use.
   C.   Sufficient information to determine the yard requirements, setbacks, sanitary facilities, and availability of parking space to service the proposed use.
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