To encourage the most appropriate use of the land and to conserve and protect the value of adjacent land and buildings, regulations are prescribed for the location and screening of open storage of materials, commodities and vehicles of all types in the various districts in accordance with the standards of this article.

(Ord. No. 94-1097, § 9-100, 9-26-1994)

(a)

In addition to the regulations of article III of this chapter concerning commercial and industrial storage uses, the following regulations shall apply to storage accessory to residential and retail uses.

(b)

In all one-family, two-family, multiple-family and manufactured housing districts, no open accessory storage without enclosure or display outside a building of materials or commodities for sale at wholesale or retail or for storage purposes shall be permitted, nor shall any motor vehicle or machinery storage without enclosure other than that which is incidental to the use of a premises as herein provided or permitted, nor shall any truck or commercial vehicle storage without enclosure be permitted, except that one panel delivery or pick-up truck not exceeding 1½ ton capacity may be stored by the owner of a premises when such vehicle storage is incidental to the main use of such premises. Open storage with visual screening may be permitted with approval from council.

(Ord. No. 94-1097, § 9-101, 9-26-1994; Ord. No. 95-1106, 6-21-1995; Ord. No. 12-1191, 2-13-2012)

(a)

Where the rear or service of a nonresidential building in a residential district is exposed to residences and where a nonresidential building in a C-2, I-1, I-2 district is exposed to a residential district boundary line, and where such building is closer than 150 feet to the boundary line, a screening wall or fence not less than six feet in height shall be erected, separating the rear or service side of such building from the adjacent residence or residential district. Where all service, storage, and loading facilities are contained within a building, the screening provisions of this section shall not apply.

(b)

In a C-2 district where parking space for motor vehicles for nonresidential buildings is provided adjacent to a residential district which is occupied or is to be occupied by residential buildings, whether the district boundary lines are separated by a street or alley or not, a screening wall or landscaped visual barrier not less than three feet in height shall be provided along the boundary of such parking areas. This requirement does not waive the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.

(c)

In all districts where open storage is permitted and screening of the storage area is required, a screening wall or screening fence shall be provided not less than six feet in height.

(d)

Garbage storage areas shall be visually screened by a six-foot-high solid fence on all sides except when one side is adjacent to an alley or easement used for garbage pickup service, no screening fence shall be required on that side.

(e)

All wrecking yards, junk and salvage, outside with open storage of wrecked or salvaged automobiles, machinery, appliances or other used commodities and equipment shall surround such open storage with a screening wall or screening fence not less than six feet in height.

(Ord. No. 94-1097, § 9-103, 9-26-1994; Ord. No. 95-1106, 6-21-1995)

(a)

A required screening wall or fence shall be constructed of masonry or a concrete or metal frame or base which supports a permanent type wall material, the surface of which does not contain openings more than 40 square inches in each one square foot of surface of such wall or screening fence, and which surface shall constitute a visual barrier. No openings shall be permitted for access unless a solid gate shall remain closed at all times except when in actual use.

(b)

Where barriers are required for parking facilities as specified in subsection 50-586(b), such barriers shall consist of a screening wall not less than three feet in height constructed in accordance with the provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of this section, or a landscaped strip not less than six feet in width containing a solid planting or hedge not less than three feet in height, which planting shall be maintained in a healthy, growing condition.

(c)

No screening wall, planting or other visual barrier shall be so located or placed that it obstruct the vision of motor vehicle drivers approaching any street, drive or alley intersection. This requirement takes precedence over any other requirements of this section.

(d)

Walls and landscaped strips shall be protected from vehicle wheels by a bumper rail or wheel barrier located at least three feet from such planting or wall.

(e)

Any wall or fence constructed to comply with any screening provision herein specified shall be maintained so as to meet the minimum standard of screening.

(Ord. No. 94-1097, § 9-104, 9-26-1994)