The regulations herein set forth shall apply to any open storage of junk or salvage materials, by-products, waste products of industrial or commercial establishments, and general storage of equipment and materials, solid waste material, or rubbish.

16.2.1

The City Council of the City of Diamondhead may require the removal of junk or salvage or screening of a nonconforming establishment in the interests of preserving the health, safety, and welfare of the general public.

16.2.2

Storage areas shall be screened from view of the public by fencing, walls, or natural terrain of trees or vegetation, a minimum of eight (8) feet in height, in manner acceptable to the Planning Commission and shall be maintained in this manner.

16.2.3

Open storage of trash, junk, rubbish, abandoned vehicles, appliances, garbage, debris, building materials, furniture, tools, equipment, or similar items is not permitted on commercial, industrial, or residential premises unless approved in compliance with the provisions of this Article.

16.2.4

It shall be unlawful to place or abandon any trash or articles upon another's property or upon any public property or public way, floodway, waterway, drainage ditch or drain.

16.2.5

A fifty (50) foot open area free of storage or structures shall be maintained inside the perimeter of the storage area.

16.2.6

Any such establishment in existence prior to the adoption of these provisions shall not be expanded or enlarged or the number of car bodies or quantity of junk or salvage increased or additional land used unless such expansion is made to conform to these provisions and all the regulations of this ordinance.

The storage of junk or salvage cars and junk or salvage materials shall be allowed by conditional use permit in the I Industrial District as set forth in Section 4.21, Chart of Permitted Uses. Provisions setting forth the conditional use application and review process are contained in Section 2.5 of this Ordinance.

The storage of industrial and commercial by-products and waste shall not be permitted within the City of Diamondhead.

16.5.1

The storage of such materials shall be allowed by conditional use permit in the C-1 General Commercial District, C-2 Interstate Commercial District, and I Industrial District as set forth in Section 4.21, Chart of Permitted Uses. Provisions setting forth the conditional use application and review process are contained in Section 2.5 of this Ordinance.

16.5.2

Open storage of these items shall not be piled or stacked over twenty (20) feet in height above normal ground elevation.

The Storage of Solid Waste and/or Rubbish shall not be permitted within the City of Diamondhead.

It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a residential building, structure, or property to utilize the premises of such residential property for the open storage of any abandoned motor vehicle, or parts thereof, ice box, refrigerator, stove, building material, building rubbish, or similar items. It shall be the duty and responsibility of every such owner or occupant to keep the premises of such residential property clean and to remove from the premises all such abandoned items as listed above, including, but not limited to, weeds, dead trees, trash, garbage, etc. Furthermore, the general site and/or premises shall be maintained in general with particular reference to insuring that appearance will be and remain compatible and harmonious with properties in the general area and will not be so at variance with other properties in the general area as to cause a substantial depreciation of such property values.