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Chapter 915 General Development Requirements <br /> <br /> Page 915-9 <br />and/or berms may be used without a solid fence if in the opinion of the Community <br />Development Director, the objective is satisfied of year-round 90 percent screening. <br /> The storage area can occupy an area no greater than sixty (60) percent of the gross <br />square footage of the subject parcel. No shipping container shall be greater than forty <br />(40) feet in length, eight (8) feet in width, or eight and one half (8.5) feet in height. One <br />container per 7,500 square feet of lot area and shall not be stacked. Storage shall not <br />exceed eight (8) feet in height or comply with OSHA standards. Storage area shall be <br />kept in an orderly condition and paved with asphalt, concrete, or other material approved <br />by the City. The area shall comply with all fire codes and access lanes. All lighting shall <br />be hooded. Refuse and recyclable containers shall be stored in an enclosure. <br />In Industrial Districts, gates which are part of a security fence enclosure need not be <br />screened, provided that the gate is no greater than 24 feet in length, and no more than one <br />such gate is allowed to be unscreened per street frontage. <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 vehicles <br />that are that are out of current season shall be permitted in the front yard (e.g. boats <br />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. 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.