§ 20-909. Outdoor storage.  


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  • As otherwise regulated, all outdoor storage is prohibited except:

    (1)

    Clothes line poles and wires.

    (2)

    Construction and landscaping material currently being used on the premises.

    (3)

    Swings, slides and other play equipment.

    (4)

    Outdoor furniture and lawn and garden equipment.

    (5)

    Wood for burning in a fireplace, stove or furnace provided it is stored as follows:

    a.

    In a neat and secure stack, not exceeding four feet.

    b.

    The wood stack is not infested with rodents.

    c.

    The wood is not kept in a front yard.

    (6)

    Continued storage of boats, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles and trailers may be stored in the side or rear yard, if owned by a resident owner or lessee of the property and subject to the following:

    a.

    Such storage may not extend beyond the front of the principle structure.

    b.

    On corner and double frontage lots, the front of the structure shall be defined as the side accessed by a driveway to the public street.

    (7)

    Outside storage of tires is prohibited.

    (8)

    PODS (personal on demand storage) and roll-off dumpsters may be located a property a minimum of six feet away from the house for fire protection and at least ten feet from any property line. Such containers may be kept on-site for a maximum of 30 days per year. An extension of the 30 days may be granted by the city if the container is used in conjunction with a valid and ongoing building permit.

(Ord. No. 80, Art. VI, § 13, 12-15-86; Ord. No. 377, §§ 116, 117, 5-24-04; Ord. No. 423, § 6, 6-12-06; Ord. No. 595, § 8, 5-12-14)