§ 9-44.110. Outdoor Storage

The standards of this Section shall apply to the outdoor storage of materials or equipment, where allowed by Article 2 (Zoning Districts, Allowable Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards).

A.

CI, CPD, and CR zoning districts. The following regulations apply to the CI, CPD, and CR zoning districts.

1.

The open storage of materials or equipment shall be allowed only when incidental to the allowed use on the site, and the storage shall only be within the rear one-half of the site.

2.

The storage area shall be completely screened from view from any adjoining property or roadway and the entire area shall be landscaped.

B.

LI zoning district. The following regulations apply to the LI zoning district.

1.

Accessory outdoor storage shall be confined to the area to the rear of the principal structure or the rear two-thirds of the property, whichever is the more restrictive, and screened from view from any property line by appropriate walls, fencing, earth mounds, or landscaping. The materials stored shall not exceed a height of 10 feet as measured from abutting level land, either on-site or off-site.

2.

All storage areas within view of or from any property line shall be screened by the use of decorative walls, fencing, earth mounds, and landscaping, or a combination thereof.

C.

GI zoning district. The following regulations apply to the GI zoning district.

1.

Outdoor storage, operations yards, and cargo containers shall be confined to the area to the rear of a line which is an extension of the front wall of the principal structure and shall be screened from view from any street by appropriate walls, fencing, earth mounds, and landscaping, or a combination thereof.

Figure 4-1. Location of outdoor storage

2.

The materials stored shall not exceed a height of 15 feet as measured from abutting level land, either on-site or off-site.

3.

For uses performed outside of a structure, outdoor storage may only be authorized with the granting of a Conditional Use Permit. In granting the Conditional Use Permit, the applicable review authority shall first find that the outdoor storage will be screened from view from any public or private street by appropriate walls, fencing, earth mounds, and landscaping, or a combination thereof. This finding shall be required in addition to the findings identified in Section 9-52.070 (Conditional Use Permits).

(Amended during 3-07 supplement)