Lake County Zoning Code § 41.12 Open and outdoor storage

(a) General: Outdoor storage in any district shall be maintained in an orderly manner and shall not create a fire, safety, health or sanitary hazard. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
(b) Standards for uses permitted in the “APZ”, “A”, “TPZ”, “RL”, “RR”, “SR”, “R1”, “R2”, “R3”, “U” and “PDR” districts:

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Except for farm products, supplies or equipment when incidental to a working farm or ranch, construction materials during authorized construction, or firewood; outdoor storage of materials, including but not limited to junk, construction materials, scrap metal, wood, petroleumbased materials or products, paper products, waste or trash materials on parcels of one (1) acre or less shall not exceed an aggregate area of one hundred (100) square feet per lot, or on parcels larger than one (1) acre, four hundred (400) square feet of aggregate area. On parcels of five (5) acres or more in the “RR”, “RL”, “TPZ”, “A” and “APZ” districts, six hundred (600) square feet of aggregate area is permitted. This performance standard does not prohibit the enclosed storage of similar materials in a building of up to two thousand (2,000) square feet in area. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 1974, 12/20/1990)
Except for farm supplies and products, firewood, boats, farm equipment and unstacked automotive vehicles, open or outdoor storage shall be limited to a height of six (6) feet.
Except for farm products, supplies, or equipment; construction materials during authorized construction; or firewood for personal consumption on the premises, outdoor storage shall be completely screened from public view from all exterior property lines and any public roadway within onehalf (1/2) mile of the pen storage area by the use of sight obscuring fences, hedges, or other measures determined to be effective by the Planning Director. Securely fastened tarps may be utilized for screening of open storage areas of one hundred (100) square feet or less.

On parcels of five (5) acres or more, open storage areas shall not be maintained closer than seventy-five (75) feet from any property line. On parcels of less than five (5) acres, open storage areas when not completely enclosed by solid fencing shall have a minimum setback from any property line of a distance of not less than twenty (20) percent of the lot width. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)

There shall be no outdoor storage in any required front yard in the case of interior lot, or required street-side setback area in the case of corner lot, or in an area three (3) feet wide along one (1) side lot line; and there shall be no outdoor storage in any front yard in any “SR”, “R1”, “R2”, or “R3” district. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)
In addition to the outdoor storage permitted in Subsection (b)1 above, the open and outdoor storage of inoperable motor vehicles shall be limited to the following: (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988)

i. The open storage of one (1) inoperable motor vehicle per lot in any “RR”, “RL”, “A”, “APZ”, or “TPZ” district. This does not include a Public Nuisance Vehicle as defined in Section 13-13.1(f) of Chapter 13 of the Lake County Code. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 2618, 2/27/2003)

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ii. The indoor or outdoor storage of inoperable motor vehicles, subject to first obtaining a minor use permit for a “collector permit” pursuant to Section 21-27.11(ak) in any “APZ, “A”, “RL”, “RR”, “SR”, “R1”, “R2”, “R3”, “C3”, “M1” or “M2” district. (Ord. No. 1749, 7/7/1988; Ord. No. 2618, 2/27/2003)

The open storage of any inoperable motor vehicle is prohibited in the “U”, “SR”, “R1”, “R2”, “R3” or “PDR” district. (Ord. No. 2618, 2/27/2003)

(c) Standards for uses permitted in any “C1”, “C2”, “C3”, “CR”, “CH”, “M1”, “M2”, “MP” or “PDC” district: (Ord. No. 1897, 12/7/1989)
1. No outdoor storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted in the following areas: Required front yards, off-street parking and loading areas, driveways, landscaped areas, or street right-of-ways.
2. Open and outdoor storage and operation yards (work areas) of an interior lot shall be confined to the area to the rear of a line which is the extension of the front wall of the principal building and shall be screened from view from any street by appropriate walls, fencing, earthen mounds or landscaping as approved in the required landscaping plan. Storage or operation yards on a corner or through lot shall be subject to approval of the Development Review Committee.
3. Open and outdoor storage of materials or products, except for trucks and other vehicles necessary for the operation, shall not exceed a height of eight (8) feet.
4. Open and outdoor storage shall be located so as not to constitute a hazard to adjacent buildings or property and shall not exceed six (6) feet in height when within ten (10) feet of side or rear property lines.
5. Exterior trash and storage areas, service yards, and electrical utility boxes shall be screened from view of all nearby streets and adjacent structures in a manner that is compatible with the building design. Smaller areas near the building shall be screened with a wall of the same construction as the building wall. Larger areas shall be screened by a solid six (6) foot high fence. Chain-link fencing shall be permitted only when accompanied by heavy landscaping which will grow to screen the fence in three (3) years. Provisions for adequate vehicular access to and from trash, garbage or refuse areas shall be provided.
41.13 Radioactivity: No radiation of any kind shall be emitted in quantities which are dangerous to humans.

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