§ 8.4. OUTDOOR STORAGE AND DISPLAY

8.4.1

Purpose

The purpose of this section is to provide reasonable limits on the outside storage and display of merchandise in conjunction with a permitted principal use in a commercial, industrial, institutional, or form district. These standards ensure that such display and storage contribute to the normal activities of a use while not creating a public health or safety hazard or a nuisance.

8.4.2

Applicability

A.

Any merchandise, material or equipment situated outdoors in a commercial, industrial, institutional or the form districts shall be subject to the requirements as set forth below.

B.

Where allowed, the outdoor sale, lease or rent of motor vehicles as part of a properly permitted use shall not be considered merchandise, material or equipment and shall be subject to the parking lot perimeter landscape requirements of 8.2.8.

C.

Additional requirements for Industrial Districts can be found in 4.5.6, Limit on Outdoor Activity.

8.4.3

Allowed Outside Storage and Display

Outdoor storage and display is allowed by district as designated below. Outside storage and display may be allowed in a district not specifically designated in accordance with the special use procedures (see 2.9).

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Limited Outdoor Storage

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General Outdoor Storage

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Key = ■ Permitted    Blank Cell = Not Permitted

8.4.4

Categories of Outside Storage and Display

Outside storage and display is classified as follows.

A.

Outdoor Display

1.

Outdoor display is the outdoor display of products actively available for sale. The outdoor location of soft drink or similar vending machines shall be considered outdoor display. Outdoor display shall not include merchandise or material in boxes, in crates, on pallets or other kinds of shipping containers (such merchandise shall be considered limited outdoor storage).

2.

Outdoor display shall be permitted in association with any nonresidential use (in accordance with 8.4.3) following review and approval of a site plan illustrating the extent of the permitted area for outdoor display provided it meets the standards below.

a.

Outdoor display shall be removed and placed inside a fully-enclosed building at the end of each business day, with the exception of soft drink or other similar vending machines.

b.

Outdoor display shall be permitted adjacent to the building façade and shall extend no more than eight feet from the façade.

c.

Outdoor display shall be located no closer than five feet from any public entrance.

d.

Outdoor display shall occupy no more than 30% of the horizontal length of the building façade.

e.

Outdoor display shall not impair the ability of pedestrians to use the sidewalk or parking areas and shall not restrict site access per state or federal accessibility requirements.

f.

Outdoor display shall not be placed in front of windows.

g.

Any signage associated with outdoor display will be factored into the total signage allowed based on the façade area of the building.

3.

Outdoor display may include donation bins subject to the following regulations and the issuance of a Verification Certificate:

a.

No more than one bin may be placed on a parcel.

b.

Maximum dimensions of a donation bin are 48" wide, 48" long, and 83" tall.

c.

The property owner must provide consent to the placement of the bin and will be held responsible for any violations.

d.

The bin must be placed on an all-weather, durable and dustless, asphaltic, inter-locking concrete paver or brick, or cement pavement surface.

e.

Donation bins cannot be placed in the required front yard and cannot interfere with traffic circulation.

f.

Donation bins cannot be placed on vacant parcels or parcels without an active, legal, principal use.

g.

No advertisement may be placed on the bins except for the sponsoring organization and contact information.

h.

The area surrounding the donation bin must be kept clean.

i.

Violation of the above regulations may result in revocation of the Verification Certificate.

B.

Outdoor Storage

1.

General

Outdoor storage is more intensive than outdoor display. Outdoor storage is not normally brought indoors overnight. Outdoor storage is broken in two categories as follows:

2.

Limited Outdoor Storage

a.

Limited outdoor storage is the overnight outdoor storage of vehicles awaiting repair, RV and boat storage at a self-service storage facility, merchandise or material in boxes, in crates, on pallets or other kinds of shipping containers, shopping carts, garden supplies, building supplies, plants, fleet vehicles and other similar merchandise, material or equipment.

b.

Limited outdoor storage is permitted in association with any permitted nonresidential use (in accordance with 8.4.3) following review and approval of a site plan illustrating the extent of the permitted area for limited outdoor storage provided it meets the standards below.

1)

Limited outdoor storage shall not be more than 12 feet in height and shall be fully screened from view from the public right-of-way, public parking areas, or adjacent residential development by a 100 percent opaque visual barrier or screen.

2)

All limited outdoor storage shall be located at least 15 feet from the public right-of-way and any abutting residential district.

3)

Limited outdoor storage shall be located in the rear yard.

4)

Limited outdoor storage may be located to the side of a building, provided it is not located within the required side yard or Transitional Buffer Yard.

5)

Vehicles awaiting repair may be stored up to 14 days within the required screened storage area, provided that no more than ten such vehicles shall be stored at any one time.

3.

General Outdoor Storage

a.

General outdoor storage shall be defined as salvage yards, vehicle storage yards, overnight outdoor storage of shipping containers, lumber, pipe, steel, junk and other similar merchandise, material or equipment.

b.

General outdoor storage shall be permitted in association with any permitted nonresidential use following review and approval of a site plan illustrating the extent of the permitted area for general outdoor storage provided it meets the standards below.

1)

General outdoor storage shall screened by 100 percent opaque, eight foot high visual barrier or screen, except where located abutting or across the street from a residential district such screening shall be high enough to completely conceal all outdoor storage from view.

2)

Screening shall adhere to the requirements for fences in 5.4.6.

( Ord. No. 17505 , § 1(Exh. A), 9-26-17; Ord. No. 17575 , § 1(Exh. A), 5-8-18; Ord. No. 17667 , § 1, 3-26-19)