(A) Standards in this section shall apply to all of the following uses. These uses are:
(1) Solid waste transfer stations, processing, recycling facilities;
(2) Salvage yard, resource recovery, junk yard;
(3) Sewage treatment and disposal;
(4) Concrete and asphalt plants; and
(5) Bulk storage of refined petroleum products.
(B) General. All uses shall be established and maintained in accordance with all applicable State of Michigan statutes. If any of the requirements of this section are less than those in applicable state statutes, the state requirements shall prevail. All permitted installations shall be maintained in a neat, orderly condition so as to prevent injury to any single property and individual, or to the community in general.
(C) Contractual agreements. The provisions of this section are not intended to diminish or alter the enforceability or application of any separate contractual agreements between the village and any individual or company which owns a landfill or is involved with landfill operations.
(D) Tree buffers for junkyards. Buffers of tree cover shall be provided on the periphery of the property. The buffer shall be no less than 50 feet in width and may be natural vegetation or planted evergreens if the existing cover is destroyed.
(E) No hazardous or toxic waste. No hazardous or toxic wastes, as defined by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, may be deposited or stored by any use in this group.
(F) Truck access. Routes for truck movement to and from the site shall be identified by the Huron County Road Commission and the Village of Sebewaing. Wear on public roads, traffic hazards, and encroachment of noise, dust, and other nuisances upon adjacent uses must be considered.
(G) Activity restrictions. No open burning shall be permitted and all industrial processes involving the use of equipment for cutting, compressing (other than landfill compaction operations), or packaging shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.
(H) Fence requirements. The storage of junk should be screened by a solid fence or wall at least eight feet in height. Such fence or wall shall be of sound construction, painted, or otherwise finished neatly and inconspicuously. All activities shall be confined within the fenced in area. There shall be no stacking of material above the height of the fence or wall, except that moveable equipment used on the site may exceed the wall or fence height. No equipment, material, signs, or lighting shall be used or stored outside the fenced in area. Aesthetic and structural qualities of fencing shall be regulated by the Planning Commission at the time of site plan review.
(Ord. passed 11-16-2020)