§ 138-3265. Outdoor storage, principal use.

(a)

Purpose. Outdoor storage as a principal use is sometimes necessary to accommodate a business need that is otherwise located on a separate site. Certain standards should be implemented to mitigate negative impacts onto surrounding properties.

(b)

Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to the outdoor storage of commercial, public, manufacturing, and/or industrial materials as the principal use. The provisions of this section shall not apply to outdoor material that is associated with another on-site use. The outdoor storage, principal use does not include junkyards, salvage yards, waste facilities or similar uses.

(c)

Standards.

(1)

Outdoor storage, principal uses shall be subject to the following:

a.

Outdoor storage as a principal use shall not include inoperable vehicles, inoperable appliances, garbage, organic and inorganic waste, or hazardous materials.

b.

When abutting a residential district all outdoor storage of permitted materials shall occur behind a six-foot high opaque wall or fence.

c.

Storage of sand, soil, minerals, rock and/or similar materials shall be conducted in a manner that prevents particles from leaving the site by environmental conditions such as wind and rain. The site shall be equipped with track-out prevention measures to minimize the conveyance of sediment into Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4).

(Ord. No. 18-36 , § 3(Att. B), 10-23-18)