(A) Hazardous waste storage, hazardous
material production, incineration, landfills, storage and/or handling of
any type of the aforementioned uses are expressly prohibited in all zones.
(B) No person in charge of or in
control of a premises, whether as owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or otherwise
shall allow any partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise
nonoperating motor vehicle to remain on the property longer than ten days;
except that this section shall not apply to historic motor vehicles registered
and licensed in conformance with KRS 186.043, property where the use is
allowed under zoning ordinances, or other applicable laws, or to any vehicle
in an enclosed building or so located upon the premises as not to be readily
visible from any public place or from any surrounding private property.
This division shall further not apply with regard to any vehicle on the
premises of a business enterprise operated in a lawful place, other than
in a residential district, and operated in a lawful manner, when the keeping
or maintenance of the vehicle is necessary to the operation of a business
enterprise; or with regard to a vehicle in an appropriate storage place
or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the county government
or any other public agency or entity.
(C) No person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge of any premises shall maintain or keep any nuisance thereon, nor shall any person keep or maintain a premises in a manner causing substantial diminution in the value of the other property in the neighborhood in which other persons are located. Nuisances shall consist of but shall not be limited to abandoned buildings, abandoned mobile homes, garbage dumps, and the like.
(D) Stockyards and slaughter houses except as provided for as a conditional use in the I-2 zone. The Board of Adjustment shall require conditions to its approval as it deems necessary to protect and preserve the character of the zoning districts and/or land uses adjacent to the proposed use. Conditions may include, but shall not be limited to, additional yard setback requirements, buffering, extraordinary provisions to limit off-site noise and odor, and shall require suitability of topography and access to adequate roads and utilities.
(E) Recreational vehicles shall
not be used for habitation except as provided for in § 152.173 regarding
transient recreational vehicles. Under no circumstances shall the vehicles
be permitted to attach to water, sewer, gas, electric, or phone in any
permanent manner or in a temporary manner for more than ten days in any
given year. All sewage accumulated during temporary use of a recreational
vehicle must be disposed of in an appropriate manner.
(F) Junkyards except as provided
for as a conditional use in the I?2 zone. Junkyards are not designated
as permitted uses in any district and are consequently nonconforming uses
in all districts. They shall conform with the requirements set forth in
§§ 152.015 through 152.019 of this chapter regarding non-conforming
uses. The Enforcement/Administrative Officer shall ensure that all existing,
nonconforming junkyards maintain valid permits to operate issued by the
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, as required by KRS 177.905 through 177.99.
He shall also ensure that all screening required by the Transportation
Cabinet is maintained as long as the junkyard remains in operation. Any
proposed junkyard shall require a conditional use permit to be located
in an I-2 zone. In addition to all requirements of the Kentucky Transportation
Cabinet, the Board of Adjustment shall require such conditions to its approval
as it deems necessary to protect and preserve the character of the zoning
districts and/or land uses adjacent to the proposed use. Conditions may
include, but shall not be limited to, additional yard setback requirements,
buffering, extraordinary provisions to limit off-site noise, odor, dust,
glare, or vibration and shall require suitability of topography and
access to adequate roads and utilities.
(Ord. 920.27, passed 10-7-93) Penalty,
see § 152.999
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