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Chapter 915: General Development Requirements <br /> <br />Page 915-16 <br />915.120 Exterior Storage and Parking – Residential <br />(A) All materials and equipment except as may be provided for in the individual zoning <br />districts, Chapters 904 through 910, of this code shall be stored within a building or fully <br />screened so as not to be visible from adjoining properties, except for the following: <br />(1) Clothes line pole and wires. <br />(2) Recreational equipment and vehicles except that no parking of recreational <br />vehicles that are that are out of current season shall be permitted in the front yard <br />(e.g. boats during winter, snowmobiles during summer, etc.). <br />(3) Construction and landscaping materials and equipment currently being used on the <br />premises, for a period of no more than 60 days. In the case of dumpsters or other <br />waste containers being utilized for current construction projects, such containers <br />shall be emptied at intervals of no more than 30 days and shall be removed when <br />not in use. <br />(4) Off-street parking of passenger vehicles and trucks not exceeding a gross capacity <br />of 12,000 pounds in residential areas. <br />No such parking shall be permitted within the rear yard, except when such parking <br />is upon a driveway leading to a garage, or other approved parking space. Vehicles <br />located in a rear yard shall be considered vehicle storage and subject to the location <br />and screening requirements of this section. <br />(5) Temporary moving containers being used for current household relocation, for a <br />period of no more than 30 days. <br />(6) In Industrial Districts, gates which are part of a security fence enclosure need not <br />be screened, provided that the gate is no greater than 24 feet in length, and no more <br />than one such gate is allowed to be unscreened per street frontage. <br />(7) Trash receptacles provided that such bins are kept in a location that is no more than <br />5 feet from the house or garage. Screened trash enclosures may be located within <br />15 feet of the right of way line of the street. Trash receptacles may be placed at the <br />street for 24 hours before and after the scheduled collection day. <br />(B) Screening <br />Screening of storage areas may consist of a wood or vinyl fence, masonry wall or <br />landscaping meeting the requirements of Chapter 915, General Development <br />Requirements, Landscaping and Screening. Required screening must be installed to a <br />height of between 6.5 feet to provide at least 90 percent opaque visual screening along <br />the length of the storage area from adjacent property. <br />(C) Vehicle Storage in Residential Areas <br />The following parking regulations apply to the R-1, R-2 and R-3 zoning districts as well <br />as to housing located in non-residential zoning districts. These regulations supplement <br />the off-street parking requirements of the Section titled Parking Requirements, Off- <br />Street. <br />(1) Off street parking of any type of vehicle shall be provided in accordance with the <br />Section Parking Requirements, Off-Street, of this Chapter. <br />(2) No more than four vehicles or one per licensed driver residing on the premises, <br />whichever is more, may be parked or stored outside on the lot. For the purpose of