§ 22-160. General regulations.

No real property (land) in any of the unincorporated areas of the county shall be used for the storage of junk (which term as used in this section shall include any inoperable appliances, inoperable motor vehicles, inoperable trailers, inoperable equipment, inoperable machines, used cans, used bottles, used paper, discarded chemicals, parts or pieces of the foregoing, or other such salvage or scrap) except:

(1)

In a junkyard, salvage yard, or other land where such storage is a permitted use under the county zoning ordinance or under state or federal law pre-empting this section;

(2)

In an enclosed building where not otherwise in violation of any ordinances of the county nor in violation of any other applicable ordinance, law or governmental regulation;

(3)

In cases where such violation does not continue for more than 30 days;

(4)

In cases where such storage is on land zoned as a rural agricultural district or a rural development district under the county zoning ordinance (which term, as used in this section, shall mean the county zoning ordinance as then in effect) where such storage is directly and solely incidental to agricultural use of such land and where such storage does not take place within 100 feet of lands of another person or public road or highway;

(5)

In cases where such storage is incidental to the operation of a business being operated on said land consistent with the provisions of the county zoning ordinance (appendix A to this Code), where all requirements of the county zoning ordinance, for the operation of such business on said land have been met, and where such storage is not specifically prohibited by the said zoning ordinance, other provisions of any other ordinances of the county or any other applicable laws, ordinances, or governmental regulations;

(6)

In cases where any inoperable motor vehicle is not dilapidated (as defined hereinbelow), is stored on property used as a residence for the owner of said vehicle or is stored on the property of an active church or other nonprofit organization which owns said vehicle, and where the said vehicle is stored not closer to any public road, street or highway than the rear of the principal building on that land (for purposes of this subsection, a motor vehicle is "dilapidated" when it is missing any wheel, tire, door, window, hood, or any other part which would (obviously, without a close inspection) render that motor vehicle inoperable, unlawful to operate, or unsafe to operate.

(Code 1985, § 11-101; Ord. No. 92-235, 8-11-1992)