Chapter 5.121
OUTDOOR STORAGE FACILITY
Sections:
5.121.030 Storage of motor vehicles.
5.121.040 Fire safety standards.
5.121.060 Motor vehicles must have current license and registration.
5.121.070 Storage of tires, automobile parts and any scrap prohibited.
5.121.080 Motor vehicles must be capable of being driven.
5.121.090 Clear aisles for emergency and safety equipment.
5.121.120 Manifest of motor vehicles.
5.121.010 License required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, conduct, or maintain an outdoor storage facility in the village without having first obtained a license therefor. The term “outdoor storage area” shall mean and be construed to mean an area of open land on which may be stored materials, such as, but not limited to, goods, equipment, vehicles, trailers, containers and other items. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.020 Premises.
Premises used as an outdoor storage facility shall be kept clean and sanitary at all times. The area utilized as an outdoor storage facility shall have a surface of asphalt or concrete. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.030 Storage of motor vehicles.
Where motor vehicles are stored in an outdoor storage facility, the motor vehicles must have current registration, current license, current vehicle tags and be capable at all times of being legally driven on public roads. No motor vehicle shall be stored at an outdoor storage facility which is not capable of being started or which is missing engine, body or component parts which renders it illegal to be driven on a public road. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.040 Fire safety standards.
Every outdoor storage facility shall be equipped with adequate fire extinguishing facilities and shall comply with all other ordinances of the village relative thereto. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.050 Height limitations.
No materials, as described above, shall be located in an outdoor storage facility which exceed the height of fifteen feet. If there is any other applicable village, state or federal height limitation more restrictive than those set forth in this section, the more restrictive limitation shall apply. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.060 Motor vehicles must have current license and registration.
If motor vehicles are stored at an outdoor storage facility, each motor vehicle (including motorcycles, recreational vehicles and semi-tractors) must have current registration and license plates at all times. If a motor vehicle does not have a current registration and license plates, the owner or manager of the outdoor storage facility shall not allow the motor vehicle to be brought onto the outdoor storage facility. In the event that a motor vehicle is determined to have no registration or registration that is not current, the motor vehicle must be removed from the outdoor storage facility within seven days. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.070 Storage of tires, automobile parts and any scrap prohibited.
No operator of an outdoor storage facility shall allow the storage of any tire automobile parts or any scrap metal. In addition, no person or animal shall be allowed to reside at the outdoor storage facility. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.080 Motor vehicles must be capable of being driven.
All motor vehicles which are stored at an outdoor storage facility must be capable of being driven. This means that the motor vehicle must have all required equipment and also that the owner or manager of the outdoor facility must be able to start the motor vehicle when requested by a representative of the village. If a motor vehicle is not capable of being driven on the public road or if the motor vehicle will not start, it shall be removed from the outdoor storage facility within seven days. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.090 Clear aisles for emergency and safety equipment.
The outdoor storage facility shall be planned in such a way that the facility resembles a parking lot. Motor vehicles shall be stored on numbered spaces. The numbered spaces shall correspond to one single identifiable space at the facility. Each space for a motor vehicle shall be a minimum of ten feet wide by twenty feet long (for automobiles) and ten feet wide by thirty feet long (for semi-tractors) and ten feet wide by fifty feet long for a bus or recreational vehicle. Motor vehicles shall be stored in rows of two vehicles parked nose-to-nose with a safety aisle of sixteen feet between each row. Rows shall have no more than twenty motor vehicles. At the end of each row, there shall be a sixteen-foot aisle. There shall also be a sixteen-foot aisle around the entire perimeter of the outdoor storage facility. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.100 Fence.
The entire area of an outdoor storage facility shall be enclosed by decorative metal fencing of at least eight feet high. The fence shall have entry gates (four feet wide) every one hundred feet of fencing fronting on a public street. The gates shall be utilized by village personnel in the event of an emergency. The gates shall be key locked and two keys to each gate shall be provided to the fire department for emergency purposes. In the event that gate locks are changed, new keys must be given to the fire department immediately. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.110 Inspection.
Representatives of the village shall have access to the outdoor storage facility at all times in case of emergencies. Inspection of the outdoor storage facility shall be conducted on a monthly basis. During such monthly inspections, the owner or manager of the outdoor storage facility will be required to accompany the village inspector(s) throughout the inspection. Any and all vehicles stored at the outdoor storage facility will be required to start during the inspection. Any vehicles which do not start will be removed from the facility within seven days. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.120 Manifest of motor vehicles.
The owner of the outdoor storage facility shall be required to keep and maintain a manifest of all materials stored at the facility. For motor vehicles, the manifest shall identify by make, model, year, owner, vehicle identification number (VIN) and license plate number of each motor vehicle stored and what number space it is stored at. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.130 Fees.
A primary outdoor storage license shall be required for any business that stores materials outside as part of its principal business. If a business stores materials out of doors as an activity incidental to its primary business, and such incidental storage occupies less than ten thousand square feet, then no outdoor storage license shall be required. If, however, a business stores materials or equipment out of doors as an activity incidental to its primary business and such storage occupies in excess of ten thousand square feet, then an accessory outdoor storage license shall be required.
The fee for a primary outdoor storage license shall be five hundred fifty dollars per year, plus five cents per square foot of land licensed for outdoor storage in excess of ten thousand square feet.
The fee for an accessory outdoor storage license shall be fifty dollars per year, plus five cents per square foot of land licensed for accessory outdoor storage in excess of ten thousand square feet. (Ord. 2010-08A § 26, 2010; Ord. 2010-08 § 26, 2010; Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)
5.121.140 Penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to up to the maximum statutory fine for an ordinance violation. In addition to assessing such penalties, a court of competent jurisdiction shall have the authority to enjoin the party to cease violations under this chapter and to take such actions as are necessary to correct any violation of this chapter of which he or she is guilty and to remedy the effects of any such violation. (Ord. 2006-14, 2006; Ord. 2005-10, 2005)