§ 37.O. OPEN LOT STORAGE STANDARDS - GENERAL PROVISIONS.
O.
Open Lot Storage Standards.
1.
Residential Outside Storage Standards.
a.
Personal property of the owner or resident of a residential property, including registered and operable vehicles, or portions of vehicles, wood (excluding wood for heating), operable machinery or appliances, miscellaneous debris, wrecked or dismantled mobiles, or manufactured homes or trailers may be stored outside of an enclosed structure subject to the standards and provisions in this section. Discarded items, household trash and vegetative cuttings are not considered outside storage and shall not be stored on the property.
b.
Setbacks.
1)
Lots five (5) acres or less in size, outside storage of materials must comply with the setback requirements for ancillary structures.
2)
Lots greater than five (5) acres in size, outside storage of materials must comply with the following setbacks from all property boundaries:
Amount of
Storage
Setbacks
Less than 3000 sq. ft. Setbacks for ancillary structures 3000 - 3999 sq. ft. 300 ft.
4000 - 4999 sq. ft. 400 ft.
5000 sq. ft. or more 500 ft.
c.
Residential Bulk Limitations.
1)
For residential lots of one-half (1/2) acre or less, outside storage of no more than 200 square feet is allowed.
2)
For residential lots greater than one-half (1/2) acre to two (2) acres, outside storage of no more than 500 square feet is allowed.
3)
For residential lots greater than two (2) acres to three (3) acres, outside storage of no more than 1,000 square feet is allowed.
4)
For residential lots of more than three (3) acres to five (5) acres, outside storage of no more than 2,000 square feet is allowed.
5)
For residential lots more than five (5) acres outside storage of no more than two percent (2%) of the lot area is allowed.
d.
Residential View Obscuring Requirements.
1)
For lots without an established residence, all outside storage shall be view-obscured from the roadway and adjacent properties.
2)
For Residential lots of one-half (1/2) acre or less and having an established residence, all outside storage shall be view-obscured.
3)
For residential lots greater than one-half (1/2) acre to 36 acres and having an established residence, outside storage in excess of four hundred (400) square feet shall be view-obscured and placed to the rear of the residence.
4)
For residential lots of 36 acres or greater in size having an established residence, outside storage in excess of 5,000 square feet of storage shall be view obscured. Storage on such lot shall be concentrated into one area and the storage that would be visible from the public right of way or easements, or private ingress and egress easements shall be view-obscured.
5)
All such outdoor storage shall be located to the rear of the property and screened from the view of neighboring properties and roadways by a view-obscuring device.
e.
Storage under an awning or carport shall also be screened according to Section 37.E.5 of this Ordinance.
2.
Commercial and Industrial Open Lot Storage Requirements.
a.
Open lot storage directly associated with the primary business or activity conducted on the property is allowed in Commercial-Manufacturing/Open Lot Storage (C-MO), Light Industrial (M-1) General Manufacturing (M-2), and Heavy Manufacturing (M-X) zones, subject to the provisions of this section.
b.
All open lot storage must be view-obscured with a view-obscuring device.
c.
Open lot storage adjacent to residentially zoned or used property must comply with residential setbacks as stated in Section 35 of this ordinance.