In establishing a salvage yard, all of the following requirements and standards must be met:
(a) Setbacks.
(1) All salvage yard acreage shall be setback from State or federal roads in accordance with Department of Highway standards:
Setbacks Trunklines/Feeders/Expressways 1,000 feet All other State Local Service Roads 300 feet or proper screening |
Where a Department of Highway setbacks are not required, all salvage yard acreage shall be set back 100 feet from a rural road right-of-way unless proper screening is provided.
(2) A means of access to the interior of the salvage yard shall be a minimum of twenty feet for the allowance of firefighting equipment.
(3) Salvage shall be stored in piles not exceeding fifteen feet in height and shall be arranged so as to permit safe and easy access throughout the salvage yard.
(4) No salvage yard shall be located within 500 feet of an existing neighboring residence.
(5) No salvage yard shall be located within 1,000 feet of any existing public or private school, or land owned by the Putnam County Board of Education, or a public or private playground or recreation area.
(6) No salvage yard shall be located within 200 feet from any year-round water body or course.
(b) Fencing and Screening.
(1) Fencing or screening is not required except, where applicable, as an alternative for those salvage yards which cannot meet local setback requirements. If screening is to be substituted for setbacks, all outdoor storage of salvage materials shall be contained within solid screen. This screen must be setback at least five feet from the road right-of-way and must not interfere with the safe ingress and egress of traffic. All driveways through the fence shall be similarly screened. Such solid screen shall be constructed on the front, sides and rear of the storage area, in accordance with the setbacks above, and shall be constructed in such a manner that no salvage material is visable from an adjacent property, private road or state road.
(2) The construction of fences or screening shall be uniform and any “patchwork” type of construction shall be prohibited.