Section 36.387 (Junkyard)

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• Dangerous materials prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  The collection or storage of any material containing or contaminated with dangerous explosives, chemicals, gases, or radioactive substances is prohibited.

• Maximum storage pile heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft

  Inoperative vehicles or parts thereof shall not be collected or stored outside the required fence or in piles more than six feet in height.

• Minimum distance from public street, road, or highway150 ft

  No junkyard, salvage yard, or automotive wrecking yard or graveyard shall hereafter be established with any portion of its area within 150 feet of a public street, road, or highway.

• Minimum distance from residential districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. or dwelling150 ft

  No portion of the use, excluding required screening and landscape buffers, shall be located within 150 feet of a residential district or structure containing a dwelling unit.

• Minimum opaque fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.8 ft

  All such yards shall be screened effectively from view from public streets or highways, public spaces, and adjacent property in a residential or business district by natural vegetation, topography or other means and shall be surrounded by an opaque structural fence or wall not less than eight feet in height.

• Pest control required

  Every junkyard, salvage yard, or automobile wrecking yard or graveyard shall be operated and maintained in such a manner as not to allow the breeding of rats, flies, mosquitoes, or other disease-carrying animals and insects.