(a) No waste materials or refuse may be accumulated and/or stored outside any structure or in the outdoors in a U-4, U-6, U-7 or U-8 district, and the same is hereby declared a nuisance except when abated by screening constructed or installed in conformity with a permit issued by the Division of Building Engineering and Inspection for the construction of a masonry or wooden "structure", as defined in Section 1240.06(c) of the Planning and Zoning Code, all for the purpose of shielding or screening of waste materials and refuse deposited in waste or refuse containers or dumpsters or trash compactors, all of which is hereinafter referred to collectively as "screening".
(b) (1) Such permit applications shall be filed, with plans or sketches, in multiple copies with the Division for review by the Building Commissioner as permitted by Chapter 242, by the City Architect as provided in Chapter 246, and by the Chiefs of Police and Fire for safety considerations.
(2) Such review shall be to approve location, size and overall design and waste shielding effectiveness and suitability considering the provisions of this chapter and such other factors as may be relevant to the expressed purposes of this chapter.
(3) In the event that there is more than one and less than six abutting or contiguous commercial property users, the owners or operators may jointly apply for approval to join in screening or enclosing and thereafter jointly managing waste and refuse, provided, however, that the construction and design shall be uniformly of the same type and architectural appearance.
(c) Such permit application shall reflect the composition of and the proposed location of the screening on the lot and proposed rear and side yards; traffic patterns for pedestrians and garbage pick-up trucks; motor vehicles and parking; size and layout; height; cubic footage; and materials.
(d) The rejection of any application for a permit under this chapter may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals under procedures otherwise provided in these Codified Ordinances, subject to the standards in Section 1064.11.
(Ord. 2002-23. Passed 6-17-2002.)