Midland Park City Zoning Code
§ 34-13.3
Outside Storage Areas.
[6-10-2021 by Ord. No. 08-21]
Outside storage areas shall be governed by the following regulations:
a.
Flammable and explosive liquids, solids or gases shall be stored in appropriate containers as regulated in the Borough's Fire Prevention Code.[1] Such materials shall not be permitted for outdoor storage in residential zoning districts and shall not be stored on lots abutting residential zoning districts.
b.
No material or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which might constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible by or otherwise attractive to animals or insects shall be stored outdoors unless in closed containers.
c.
All outdoor storage facilities shall be enclosed by a fence or wall adequate to buffer and/or screen such facilities and the contents thereof from adjacent property. Where the storage facility abuts a residential use, a landscaped buffer shall be provided in accordance with § 34-15.
d.
In the I-1 and I-2 Zones, the following are permitted:
1.
The storage and/or sale of landscape products, related landscape products and related landscape merchandise at nursery stands.
2.
The sale of gasoline and related automobile engine fluids at motor vehicle service stations. The requirements of Subsection 34-12.1 shall also apply.
3.
Sales of goods by nonprofit and/or philanthropic organizations subject to issuance of a special permit by the Borough Clerk.
e.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the Planning Board may authorize the outdoor sale and display of special seasonal products not normally sold throughout the year and not normally stored in the building of a particular business subject to the following limitations:
1.
Said display or sale shall be limited to 60 days in any year for any one business.
2.
Said display is not located in any parking area or on any public sidewalk nor so located as to interfere with pedestrians or vehicular movement. The foregoing provision shall not be deemed to permit junkyards or the outdoor storage of used or abandoned articles or equipment.